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Greek PM dashes hopes of swift return of Parthenon marbles

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday dismissed reports of an imminent repatriation of the Parthenon sculptures known in Britain as the Elgin marbles.

Reuters

Greek prime minister hails Albania's EU integration steps

The Greek prime minister has offered his country’s full support to neighboring Albania’s further integration efforts with the European Union

The Independent UK

Greek parliament approves spy operations reforms

Greece's parliament on Friday passed a bill reforming the country's intelligence service (EYP) and banning the sale of spyware as the government tries to mitigate the impact of a phone tapping scandal still under investigation.

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Greece to ban spyware as wiretap scandal grows

Lawmakers in Greece are set to approve plans to outlaw commercial spyware following weeks of allegations that senior government officials may have been targeted

The Independent UK

British Museum reportedly in talks on Parthenon Sculptures

The British Museum has pledged not to dismantle its collection following a report that the institution’s chairman has held secret talks with Greece’s prime minister over the return of the Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles

The Independent UK

George Osborne holding ‘secret negotiations with Greece’ over Elgin Marbles

The negotiations between the former chancellor and Kyriakos Mitsotakis have reportedly been taking place since November 2021.

Evening Standard

UK, Greece in 'secret talks' on Parthenon Marbles: report

Athens (AFP) - The British Museum and the Greek prime minister are in the "advanced stage" of "secret talks" over the "possible return" of the Parthenon Marbles, local media reported on Saturday.

AFP

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King Charles discusses £12.3m restoration plan for Prince Philip’s Greek family home

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was entertained to tea at Windsor Castle, where the two men discussed how the monarch is assisting the authorities in Athens in a project to restore the abandoned Tatoi Palace

Daily Mirror

Greece PM senses "momentum" in "Elgin Marbles" talks with Britain

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday there was "progress" and a sense of "momentum" in talks with Britain to reunite the Parthenon Sculptures in Greece.

Reuters

Greece opens abuse, fraud probe into famed charity

Athens (AFP) - Greece has opened a probe into one of the country's best-known child charities after numerous claims of alleged abuse and financial mismanagement, a justice ministry source told AFP on Sunday.

AFP

What happens when an oligarch takes on a prime minister? Look to Greece to find out

The drama started three months ago with spyware allegations. Now it prompts a big question: where does power really lie?, says Athens-based journalist Alexander Clapp

The Guardian - UK

Reporters dig up more links between Greek government and spyware

A media outlet uncovers that the Greek government sent millions of dollars to a company that sells an illegal spyware.

Al Jazeera

Marinakis, the fiery Greek mogul at war with the PM

Athens (AFP) - Evangelos Marinakis, the shipping tycoon, football boss and media mogul, is not just one of the most powerful and controversial figures in Greece, he is waging open warfare against Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

AFP

Greece's 'Watergate' explained: why the European Parliament is investigating over a wiretapping scandal

After Greece and the European Central Bank agreed post-economic-crash bailout terms in 2010, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a 146-page report outlining all the key state problems that were seen as having caused Greece’s fiscal crisis.

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Greece to ban sale of spyware amid phone-tapping scandal

The move comes after a newspaper report alleging politicians and business people have been under state surveillance.

The Independent UK

Greek PM: Gas exploration to start off Crete in coming days

Greece's prime minister says U.S. energy giant Exxon Mobil is poised to start a delayed gas prospecting project off southwestern Greece

Reuters

Greece to ban sale of spyware amid wiretapping scandal

Greece will soon ban the sale of spyware, the conservative government said on Monday, after a newspaper report that more than 30 people, including ministers and business people, had been under state surveillance via phone malware.

The Independent UK

Greece urged to dig harder on phone surveillance scandal

A European parliamentary committee investigating the use of spyware in the 27-country bloc has urged Greek officials to do more to shed light on a phone surveillance scandal that targeted opposition politicians and journalists

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Gentrification fuels ire in iconic Athens neighbourhood

Athens (AFP) - The historic Athens district of Exarcheia has been a famed anti-establishment haven to some and a hideout for firebomb-wielding anarchists and drug dealers to others.

Financial Times

In Athens, gentrification comes for the ‘birthplace of antifa’

What lies behind perpetual clashes between police and protesters in Exarchia

AFP

Germany's Scholz rejects Turkish claims against Greece

Athens (AFP) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday rejected Turkish claims on the sovereignty of Greek islands, part of a barrage of verbal attacks from Ankara which the Greek PM termed "poison" and "lies".

Reuters

German Chancellor tells Greek paper solidarity only way out of energy crisis

Solidarity is the only way to deal with the energy crisis, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview with Greek newspaper Ta Nea before a visit to Athens.

Al Jazeera

Could Greece, Turkey tensions spill into open conflict?

Greece and Turkey could come to blows ahead of elections in both countries next year, say experts on both sides.

The Conversation

Could tensions between Greece and Turkey lead to a second European war?

Tensions are flaring between Turkey and Greece over the militarization of the eastern Aegean islands and a host of other issues.

The Independent UK

Reforming heritage laws ‘not a priority’ amid calls to return Elgin Marbles

Prime Minister Liz Truss has previously ruled out supporting a deal to return the Elgin Marbles to Greece.

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