The UK government has officially rejected changing the law to allow the permanent return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece.Culture Minister Baroness Twycross confirmed the decision following renewed repatriation demands from several members of the House of Lords.
The British...
The story of Greek presence on the island of Great Britain, the country we know today as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is a tale of trading, entrepreneurship, religion, royalty, and war.
It is a fascinating...
On October 28, 1940, Greece refused an Italian ultimatum, a moment the country still marks every year as OXI Day. Eighteen months earlier, Britain had publicly promised to stand behind exactly that kind of refusal.
On April 13, 1939, Prime...
Greek Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis said the UK was Greece's largest investor in 2025, accounting for 5.3 billion euros ($5.92 billion) in investment flows, as the two countries seek closer economic ties.
Speaking at the Hellenic-British Chamber of Commerce's annual...
Talks over the Parthenon Marbles have reached a deadlock as Greece renews its push for the sculptures' permanent return from the British Museum. Reports this week said the five-year negotiating effort had effectively broken down, although neither side has...
The future of the United Kingdom is facing a new constitutional challenge after the leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland joined forces to demand the right of their nations to decide their own futures.
At a rare summit in...
Iran-linked hackers forced a UK power generator offline for four days in a cyberattack that raised fresh concerns over threats to critical energy infrastructure. The incident occurred in July and targeted what British officials described as a small-scale power...
A 46-year-old suspect in the deadly 2010 Marfin arson attack in central Athens will appear before an investigating magistrate on Tuesday following her extradition from the United Kingdom.
The woman appeared before judicial authorities in Athens on Friday and requested...
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is drawing British moviegoers beyond theaters and toward the Greek language, Homeric literature, and the cultural heritage of Greece.
Google Trends data shows that UK searches for “learn Greek” rose by 550 percent over a single...
For decades, Greece has pressed for the reunification of the Parthenon Marbles, arguing that the sculptures belong alongside the remaining masterpieces displayed at the Acropolis Museum in Athens. Now, with Andy Burnham becoming Britain's prime minister after years of...
