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Greek PM rejects Parthenon Sculptures loan as 48 relics return from Bulgaria
Under a Greece-Bulgaria exchange, 48 relics taken in 1917 go on show in Thessaloniki until 5 November before returning to their monasteries and the Serres Metropolis, while Greece hands Sofia Tsar Samuel's remains and bones from four sarcophagi
Greek Prime Minister signals higher heating allowance, with details due on 14 October
Support will favour colder regions, with heating oil targeted below €1.75 a litre. Speaking at an event marking Mount Olympus's UNESCO listing, the Prime Minister pointed to ancient Nikopolis as Greece's next World Heritage target
Greece and British Museum talks on Parthenon Sculptures collapse over ownership, Telegraph reports
Athens has signalled no early return to negotiations, despite the British Museum insisting discussions remain constructive, while Greek officials reject the Bayeux Tapestry loan as a model because France's ownership of the work is undisputed
Amal Clooney meets President Tasoulas in Athens for UNESCO visit
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney visited Athens for UNESCO's Goodwill Ambassadors meeting, meeting President Tasoulas ahead of a closed talk on artificial intelligence and culture, before an evening dinner at the Acropolis Museum in aid of UNESCO's anti-trafficking culture fund
Mount Olympus now in the same monument category as the Grand Canyon and the Great Wall of China: The 12 ‘secrets’ that put it on UNESCO’s list
Mount Olympus joins the same monument category as the Grand Canyon and the Great Wall of China: the 12 secrets that got it onto the UNESCO list
Prime Minister:”There are times when the intensity of such phenomena exceeds all human planning” – Support for wildfire victims will be immediate
Protecting human life remains our priority, says Kyriakos Mitsotakis in his weekly Sunday post, noting that the battle firefighters are facing exceeds the limits of human endurance
