Panos Panagiotopoulos
Greece
Google Street View Now Available in Greece
Google launched its Street View map service in Greece, with Santorini, Mykonos and Paros being the first islands to be mapped. From today on, visitors can travel in Greece, turn into neighborhoods and get lost on roads that they...
Archaeology
Clooney's Monuments Men Want Parthenon Marbles Back In Greece
Actor-director-activist George Clooney, who has taken on worldwide causes such as the Sudan tragedy, now has unwittingly stepped into an age-old fight between Greece and England over the stolen Parthenon Marbles being housed in the British Museum.
He said they...
Archaeology
Greek Minister of Culture Responds to George Clooney
The Greek Minister of Culture, Panos Panagiotopoulos, addressed a thank you letter to American actor George Clooney, after his recent statement regarding the Parthenon Marbles' return to Greece, during the Berlin Film Festival.
“... As you mentioned, it is ‘fair...
Archaeology
TIME: 'Privatization Will Save the Treasure of Ancient Greece'
The well-known magazine TIME, conducted a thorough report on the exploitation of the ancient Greek antiquities and treasures. In particular, the article mentions the way that Greek antiquities can be saved and therefore how this treasure could give a...
Greece
Greek Minister of Culture Witnesses Parthenon Film Shooting
By Theodora Matsaidoni
Greece's Minister of Culture and Sports, Mr. Panos Panagiotopoulos, appeared at the Parthenon to witness the filming of “Promahos,” a Coerte and John Voorhees movie.
“I am very pleased and moved to see two young people with Greek...
Greece
Greek Parliament Plenum Ratifies Intellectual Property Rights' bill
Greek Parliament plenum ratified a culture ministry bill harmonizing national legislation with EU directives' on copyright and related rights.
According to the new regulations, the period of protection of copyright for performers, artists and sound engineers is extended for 20...
Canada
Michaelle Jean: In Favor of the Return of Parthenon Marbles
Former Governor General of Canada Michaelle Jean is in favor of the return of the Parthenon Marbles.
A very positive step for the promotion of Greek issues through the international organization of Francophonie happened οn Monday during the working lunch...
Archaeology
UNESCO Mediates Parthenon Marbles Fight
On October 6 in Athens the International Conference of committees will be held, which is a very important moment for the effort to return the Parthenon Marbles.
After the meeting of the Greek Minister of Culture and Sports with the...
Archaeology
Cooperation for Return of Parthenon Marbles
The return of the Parthenon Marbles was at the center of the meeting that the Minister of Culture and Sports Panos Panagiotopoulos held on Sept. 24 with the Delegate to the International Association for the Reunification of the Parthenon...
Europe
Prophet Elias in Izmir to Be Demolished
A historic monument of Christianity is being sacrificed on the altar of modernization. The Orthodox Church of Prophet Elias in Izmir (Smyrna) in Turkey, one of the few Christian churches in the region, is set to be demolished under...