Greece

In a statement issued by New Democracy spokesman Panos Panagiotopoulos after PM Papandreou's interview appearance, he lashed out on the Greek premier's statements. Panagiotopoulos claimed: " this was an attempt to pass his panic over voters. " The ND oppositional party refferred...

Greek Prime Minister kept most of his Cabinet intact on June 9, but shook it up a bit in the wake of his New Democracy Conservatives taking a beating in the European Parliament elections to the major opposition Coalition...

A Greek government minister has tabled a bill that would allow the construction of AEK Athens' new stadium “Hagia Sophia.” As the Greek sports newspaper “Ora ton Spor” (Time for Sports) reports, the Greek Minister of Environment Energy and Climate Change,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Greek national anthem became a victim of political and online commercialization. The deputies of Independent Greeks, Ioannis Dimaras and Terens Kouik announced that whoever uses the national anthem in online platforms, must pay to a private company holding...

Andrew Douglas Alexander Thomas Bruce is the descendant of Lord Elgin, who stole the Parthenon marbles in the 19th century. The 11th Earl of Elgin has an entire ancient Greek throne and a sarcophagus in excellent condition, decorated in his...

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...

The Greek National Opera presented its programme for the new season at a press interview that also included an appeal by its directors to the state for raising its funding to last year's levels. The Opera has reduced its accumulated...

According to an announcement made by the Ministry of Culture and Sports, on the occasion of the last full moon of the summer, more than 100 archeological sites, monuments and museums throughout Greece will open their doors on August...

The Minister of Culture, Panos Panagiotopoulos, provoked the audience’s strong disapproval during his welcoming speech at the opening event of the 23rd World Congress of Philosophy on the topic, Philosophy as research and lifestyle. When Panagiotopoulos said, "Greeks can live...

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on July 26 visited the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) in Faliro, which is currently under construction, accompanied by the Minister of Development Kostis Hatzidakis, the Minister of Education Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos and the Minister...