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ICOMOS calls for Protection of antiquities at Thessaloniki metro station

December 14, 2020 Archeology, Culture Comments Off on ICOMOS calls for Protection of antiquities at Thessaloniki metro station

The International Council on Monuments and Sites, a technical advisor to UNESCO is calling for the Protection of the Antiquities in situ at the Venizelos Metro station in Thessaloniki, northern Greece. The resolution comes following the decision of local authorities and the Greek Central Archeological Council to remove the antiquities …

Five Greek islands listed as at risk of “cultural heritage” due to wind farms

December 11, 2020 environment Comments Off on Five Greek islands listed as at risk of “cultural heritage” due to wind farms

Five Greek islands have been symbolically added to Europa Nostra’s list of endangered cultural heritage sites this year due to the increased risk to landscapes posed by the excessive development of wind farms. These islands are Amorgos, Kimolos, Sikinos, Tinos and Kythira in the southern Aegean Sea. The announcement was made …

Greece proposes European Agency for protection of cultural heritage sites

May 5, 2019 Greece Comments Off on Greece proposes European Agency for protection of cultural heritage sites

Greece has proposed the creation of a European agency that should monitor and protect sites of cultural heritage that are at risk. Alternate Foreign Affairs Minister Sia Anagnostopoulou made the proposal during a Paris meeting of EU ministers of European affairs and culture in Paris on Friday. Anagnostopoulou said that …

FYROM FM Dimitrov calls on “sharing the cultural heritage of Macedonia”

March 14, 2018 Greece, Politics Comments Off on FYROM FM Dimitrov calls on “sharing the cultural heritage of Macedonia”

Negotiations between Greece and FYROM may have slowed down, but Skopje continues to challenge Athens with provocative statements. Just days before Greek foreign minister Nikos Kotzias visits FYROM, his counterpart, Nikola Dimitrov called on “sharing the cultural heritage of Macedonia.” “We are two countries of 21st century Europe who share …

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