Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Ancient Greece
Greece Reunites Parthenon Marbles, Piling Pressure on Britain
Greece reunited fragments of the Parthenon Marbles exhibited at the Athens Archaeological Museum to the Acropolis Museum on Monday in a highly symbolic gesture, highlighting the Greek demand for the unification of the artifacts.
The handover ceremony at the Acropolis...
Greek News
Greek PM Mitsotakis Addresses “Populism’s Threat” at Biden’s Summit for Democracy
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke on Thursday at American President Joe Biden's virtual event, the "Summit for Democracy." The summit included over 100 different leaders.
Mitsotakis, who was introduced by EU President Ursula von der Leyen, used his time to...
Ancient Greece
British Museum Hints at Lending the Parthenon Marbles to Greece
The new president of the British Museum, George Osborne, hinted that they may lend the Parthenon Marbles to Greece
Environment
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: Leading Orthodoxy for Three Decades
His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has completed 30 years as the spiritual leader of 300 million Greek Orthodox Christians worldwide
Diplomacy
Parthenon Sculptures: Greek PM Urges Johnson to “Seize the Moment”
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday appealed again to his UK counterpart Boris Johnson to return the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece.
Mitsotakis urged Johnson to "seize the moment" to bring the magnificent marbles back home in a story published...
Archaeology
Parthenon Sculptures Should Return to Greece, the British Say in New Poll
The majority of Britons favor the return to Greece of the Parthenon Sculptures currently exhibited at British Museum, a new poll shows
Culture
Greece Offers to Make a Trade With Britain for the Parthenon Marbles
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis escalated his call for the return of the Parthenon Marbles on Saturday.
The PM told The Daily Telegraph that he would be willing to loan the British Museum some of Greece's cultural artifacts in an...
Culture
Greek PM Mitsotakis Asks that Parthenon Marbles be Returned
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday that the United Kingdom needs to begin serious talks with Greece to return the Parthenon Marbles home.
The Greek PM was speaking at the 75th anniversary dinner for The United Nations Educational,...
Greek News
Dutch Journalist Causes Stir in Greece over Migrant Pushbacks
Dutch journalist Ingeborg Beugel continues to cause stir after publicly accusing Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of "lying" about migrant pushbacks.
On Tuesday, during a joint press conference with visiting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Beugel, who lives in Greece...
Diplomacy
Angela Merkel Pays Highly Symbolic Visit to Greece
Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel is visiting Athens, Greece on October 28 and 29. As part of her last official visit to the Greek capital as Chancellor of Germany, she will meet once again with Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Merkel...