The announcement by Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, to remove the antiquities from the ancient archaeological site from the metro station <Venizelos>in Thessaloniki so that the metro works proceed in fast speed has triggered a storm of reactions in the second biggest city of Greece. Citizens have launched a petition to …
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Explosive theory: The Elgin Marbles in British Museum are not Ancient Greek
An explosive and highly controversial theory by a British art historian and sculptor. The Parthenon Marbles – or Elgin Marbles, according to the Brits – that were stolen by the 7th Earl of Elgin from the Acropolis in Athens beginning of the 1800’s are “fake.” Nigel Konstam argues that they …
Read More »Tourist steals antiquity stone from the Ancient Theater of Larissa
A tourists could probably not resist the temptation to take a souvenir from the Ancient Theater of Larissa to her home country. Taking advantage of the lack of effective guarding, a tourist grabbed an ancient stone during her visit to the 2,400-year-old antique theater on Tuesday. The stone was in …
Read More »Epic Typo: UNESCO ‘Word’ Heritage in Philippi archaeological site
We all hate typos – especially when they drop put our editing review and the readers find them. It is indeed annoying when readers point out at our errors and correct us. The good thing is that we can write our text in PC, we can correct them in zero …
Read More »SNF Cultural Center handed over to Greek State amid maintenance concerns
The Stavros Niarchos Cultural Center has been officially handed over to the Greek state on Thursday. In a spectacular open ceremony attended by thousands of people, the SN Foundation gave to Greeks one of the most significant cultural, educational, environmental and aesthetic projects in the country.The SNCC is located in …
Read More »Athens Municipality Shelter throws Homeless out in the cold
Unbelievable. But not surprise. The Shelter for Homeless run by the Athens Municipality threw homeless out in the coldest and snowy night in the Greek capital. On Tuesday night, the shelter closed its doors at 11 p.m. amid heavy snow fall and temperature below the freezing point. The denouncement was …
Read More »EC lifts “sanctions” to Greece: Juncker’s €35bn Plan is Structural & Agricultural EU-Funds
The famous Juncker package to help humiliated Greece create jobs and growth and investment is under way. HURRAH! A festive-mood statement issue by the European Commission assures that the Jobs and Growth Plan can be start arriving as soon as possible. “As an exceptional measure and in light of the …
Read More »Starting slowing in the New Year…
I need to start slowly this year because 2014 ended lots of unpleasant incidents, with marine and politcial shipwrecks, with drama, agony and tears. The number of dead and missing from the fire on the Norman Atlantic still remains unclear. A group of relatives of Greek passengers who have not …
Read More »Baltakos-Gate stirs Greece’s political world, as the PM suffers from strong headaches
“I decided to play a specific role for the good of the party and Greece, we could not leave 500,000 Greeks trapped in Golden Dawn and do nothing. Somebody had to maintain contacts with them. I was telling them what they wanted to hear.” With these words former cabinet secretary …
Read More »Greeks cheer as PM Samaras announces: Free Wi-Fi for all
Greek Prime Minister has a dream. A vision on how to help young unemployed Greeks to deal with the debt crisis. With his powerful intuition to feel the pulse and read the most secret wish of jobless Greeks Antonis Samaras made a promise in public: to give the folk what belong to folk. …
Read More »Merkel in Athens: Police Bans Protest Rallies in City’s Centre! Are We in State of Emergency?
The elderly recalled the days during the junta (1967-19674), when puppet government and the colonels were imposing bans on ‘meetings and gathering with participation of more than three people’. The decision of Greek police issued on Monday noon to ban protest rallies in downtown Athens during the visit of Merkel must have indeed caused …
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