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Discovery of Roman Mosaic Depicting Greek Mythical Figures Amazes Britain

A Roman mosaic that was discovered in 2017 was brought to light in its entirety recently, in Boxford, West Berksire in England, UK. In what is described as the most exciting archaeological discovery in Britain in the last fifty years,...

EU Citizens in the UK in Limbo as Government Pledges to End Freedom of Movement

Widespread unrest has been growing since Sunday across Europe, when British media reported that the new UK government of Boris Johnson plans to end the free movement of EU citizens in case of a no-deal Brexit ''from day one.'' According...

Greek Air Force Wins Award During Royal Navy International Air Day in the UK

The team ''Daedalus’'' of the Greek (Hellenic) Air-Force won a prize in this year’s Royal Navy International Air Day that took place in the United Kingdom earlier this month. The Greek team participated in this year’s show with a Beechcraft...

Archbishop Nikitas Enthroned in London

Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain was enthroned as the Head of the Greek Orthodox Church in London on Saturday. Hundreds of faithful Orthodox Christians and prominent members of the Greek and Cypriot communities in the UK gathered on...

The UK’s New PM Loves Greece — But Will he Return the Marbles? (video)

By any measure a controversial personality, the new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is a Brexiteer -- but he is also a great philhellene, as his classical studies and constant references to ancient Greek figures show. Yet, as a patriotic...

Boris Johnson Elected UK’s New Prime Minister

Boris Johnson was declared winner of the Tories' leadership race on Tuesday afternoon, after weeks, during which the members of Britain's Conservative Party were voting for Theresa May's successor. Boris Johnson proved to be the one who managed to unite...

Referendums: A Greek-British Affair

I have written many articles expressing the relationship between Greece and the United Kingdom. But I have never formerly mentioned the elephant in the room - the two countries past experiences with referendums. Greece has recently elected a new government...

London’s Tate Modern to Host Exhibition of Greek Artist Takis (video)

An exhibition of Greek artist Takis' most prominent works will kick off on July 3rd at the Tate Modern Institute in London. The exhibition will last until October 29th and will host some of the most important and intriguing artworks...

Greek Artist Sings for Parthenon Marbles’ Return in British Museum Protest

London-based Greek singer and songwriter Hellena performed her latest composition, “The Parthenon Marbles – Bring Them Back” in a protest at the British Museum on Thursday afternoon, the Athens-Macedonia News Agency (ANA-MPA) has reported. The artist performed the song 10...

Metropolitan Nikitas Elected Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain

The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate unanimously elected Metropolitan Nikitas of Dardanelles as the new Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain, succeeding Archbishop Gregorios, who retired as of June 12, 2019. Metropolitan Nikitas is the current Director of the...