''Grenz-Echo'' is the only

German language German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Ita ...

daily newspaper published in

Eupen Eupen (, ; ; formerly ) is the capital of German-speaking Community of Belgium and is a city and municipality in the Belgian province of Liège, from the German border (Aachen), from the Dutch border (Maastricht) and from the "High Fens" na ...

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, aimed at the

German-speaking community The German-speaking Community (german: links=no, Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft, or DG; french: links=no, Communauté germanophone; nl, links=no, Duitstalige Gemeenschap), since 2017 also known as East Belgium (german: links=no, Ostbelgien), is ...

and the neighbouring areas in the east of the country.

History and profile

''Grenz-Echo'' was first published in June 1927. The paper calls itself a politically independent, tolerant and Christian daily and is published six days per week. The headquarters of the paper is in Eupen. It provides both local and international news. ''Grenz-Echo'' was banned in

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

in the 1933 due to its

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stance. The paper was relaunched following

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. Its circulation in 2002 was 12,382 copies with the market share of 1.9%. The circulation of ''Grenz-Echo'' was 11,757 copies in 2008 and 11,980 copies in 2009. It was 12,104 copies in 2010 and 11,991 copies in 2011.

References

External links

Official site
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