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Head of British Museum held secret talks with Greek PM, officials to agree deal for Parthenon Marbles’ return
George Osborne, the chair of the British Museum, has been holding secret talks with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the last 13 months to negotiate the possible return of …
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Acropolis Museum gets festive
The Acropolis Museum will celebrate the festive season with family programs, evening gallery tours for adults, hidden stories of the exhibits, unique gifts, and festive meals at the restaurant. Christmas …
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Feta – it’s all in the name
The fight to call Australian Greek style sheep’ milk cheese feta will be taken to Europe when Trade Minister Don Farrell lands there for two-weeks with hopes to seal Australia’s …
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Athens Christmas tree lights up to send a message of unity and peace
The City of Athens lit up a spectacular Christmas tree on December 1, at Syntagma square in downtown Athens. The 21-metre-high Christmas tree, which travelled from the town of Karpenissi …
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Antiquities now on display in Thessaloniki Metro
Roman and Byzantine antiquities removed during the excavations for the Thessaloniki Metro will be put on display in the new Venizelos station, the Culture and Sports Ministry said on Thursday. …
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Athens and NYC new sister cities
Athens and New York City were formally twinned on Thursday at a ceremony in Athens City Hall on Thursday attended by their respective mayors, Kostas Bakoyannis and Eric Adams. The …
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Elaionas migrant camp in Athens closes
Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis announced the closure of the Elaionas refugee camp on Wednesday (Greece time) Kathimerini reported. “Those applying for asylum have been cleared without incident and all that …
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Mitsotakis attacks Greece’s poor press freedom ranking as “crap”
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Wednesday warned media in Greece faced a “truly dangerous cocktail” of press freedom threats, a day after the Greek prime minister said the group’s rating …
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EU uncovers 2.2-bn-euro cross-border tax fraud
The EU on Tuesday announced the discovery of a sophisticated 2.2-billion-euro (US$2.3-billion) VAT tax fraud that triggered raids in 14 countries, including France, Germany, Greece and Spain. More than 600 …
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Schools remain closed in Evia, Greece following magnitude 5 earthquake
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 shook Evia on Tuesday and was felt as far as Athens, according to witnesses, but there were no immediate reports of casualties …