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Jysk to open new store on Corfu

Scandinavian sleeping and living company Jysk will open its 26th branch in Greece this Thursday.
The store on Corfu will be the third Greek island where the Danish firm has established a presence.
Jysk has announced it plans to have opened 40 stores across the country by the end of 2020.

Silent Heart | Athens | April 26

The Danish Institute is showing "Silent Heart," a 2014 drama by Bille August about a family gathering at the deathbed of the matriarch. The screening, which is a Danish Film Club event arranged by the institute and the Danish Embassy in Athens, starts at 9 p.m. and admission is free of charge. There will be English subtitles.

A Second Chance | Athens | February 22

The Danish Institute is screening Susanne Bier's 2014 film "A Second Chance" on Thursday, February 22, at 7 p.m. In Danish with English subtitles, the thriller follows a police detective who puts himself on the wrong side of the law he's supposed to defend when he kidnaps a baby from abusive parents in order to replace his own child, who has died.

Prof. Ufe Ostergard: How to Unite Europe When Bulgaria's Salaries Are Lower Than Denmark's Child Benefits

"The differences between West and East Europe are huge. I will give you only one example - the minimal salary in Bulgaria is lower than the child benefits in Denmark.

The European Union is not able to achieve the will, so as to overcome the national differences and to use power. The current EU condition could be compared to one small hangover."

Ex-ministers’ assets ‘could be confiscated

The head of a parliamentary panel into ex-ministers’ alleged graft suggests some of their assets could be seized if the officials are found to accrued unjust wealth With just days left until a key vote at a parliamentary panel on whether to send four former ministers allegedly involved in corruption to the Supreme Council, the head of the panel argued some assets of the ministers could be co

Football fans respond to ‘coup attempt’ claims: Yes, we’ve divided the country

The iconic çArşı supporters’ group of Beşiktaş football club has responded to the “coup attempt” accusations, after it was announced that 35 of its members face life imprisonment for their involvement in last year’s Gezi protests.

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