Greece will continue to demand the return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Athens and their reunification with the Parthenon, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said on Friday, responding to recent comments by her British counterpart that returning the sculptures would “open a can of worms.”
Athens Municipality has started to distribute backpacks filled with basic essentials for the winter to homeless people in the city. On Thursday evening, street work teams distributed backpacks to homeless people, each of which contained sleeping bags, blankets, jackets, water resistant trousers, thermos flasks, flashlights and whistles.
Designed around the notion of opening up to public view something that has been kept closed or secret, as well as the scene as a sanctuary, the Athens Concert Hall presents an expansive exhibition of work by George Xenos.
The UN human rights office on Friday called for charges against the humanitarian workers on trial in Greece to be dropped and said the case had had a chilling effect on humanitarian organisations in the region.
A prosecutor in the trial of Greek actor and director Petros Filippidis on Friday recommended that he be found guilty of two charges of attempted rape and innocent of the charge of rape brought by the third defendant.
Parliament on Thursday ratified a film co-production agreement which is believed will pave the way for more projects in the future.
The European Commission on Thursday approved the disbursement of the second installment of the Recovery and Resilience Facility to Greece, amounting to 3.6 billion euros.
The Supreme Court Prosecutor’s Office has ordered an urgent preliminary investigation into allegedly destructive environmental interventions in the Louros River in northwestern Greece.
Greek hoteliers have signed contracts with major foreign tour operators with price hikes between 10% and 15% for the 2023 season.
The trial of 24 aid workers and volunteers who participated in migrant rescue operations resumed Friday on an eastern Greek island, a prosecution that has drawn widespread criticism from international human rights groups.