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Panos Panagiotopoulos

Google Street View Now Available in Greece

Google launched its Street View map service in Greece, with Santorini, Mykonos and Paros being the first islands to be mapped. From today on, visitors can travel in Greece, turn into neighborhoods and get lost on roads that they...

Clooney's Monuments Men Want Parthenon Marbles Back In Greece

Actor-director-activist George Clooney, who has taken on worldwide causes such as the Sudan tragedy, now has unwittingly stepped into an age-old fight between Greece and England over the stolen Parthenon Marbles being housed in the British Museum. He said they...

Greek Minister of Culture Responds to George Clooney

The Greek Minister of Culture, Panos Panagiotopoulos, addressed a thank you letter to American actor George Clooney, after his recent statement regarding the Parthenon Marbles' return to Greece, during the Berlin Film Festival. “... As you mentioned, it is ‘fair...

TIME: 'Privatization Will Save the Treasure of Ancient Greece'

The well-known magazine TIME, conducted  a thorough report on the exploitation of the ancient Greek antiquities and treasures. In particular, the article mentions the way that Greek antiquities can be saved and therefore how this treasure could give a...

Greek Minister of Culture Witnesses Parthenon Film Shooting

By Theodora Matsaidoni Greece's Minister of Culture and Sports, Mr. Panos Panagiotopoulos, appeared at the Parthenon to witness the filming of “Promahos,” a Coerte and John Voorhees movie. “I am very pleased and moved to see two young  people with Greek...

Greek Parliament Plenum Ratifies Intellectual Property Rights' bill

Greek Parliament plenum ratified a culture ministry bill harmonizing national legislation with EU directives' on copyright and related rights. According to the new regulations, the period of protection of copyright for performers, artists and sound engineers is extended for 20...

Michaelle Jean: In Favor of the Return of Parthenon Marbles

Former Governor General of Canada Michaelle Jean is in favor of the return of the Parthenon Marbles. A very positive step for the promotion of Greek issues through the international organization of Francophonie happened οn Monday during the working lunch...

UNESCO Mediates Parthenon Marbles Fight

On October 6 in Athens the International Conference of committees will be held, which is a very important moment for the effort to return the Parthenon Marbles. After the meeting of the Greek Minister of Culture and Sports with the...

Cooperation for Return of Parthenon Marbles

The return of the Parthenon Marbles was at the center of the meeting that the Minister of Culture and Sports Panos Panagiotopoulos held on Sept. 24 with the Delegate to the International Association for the Reunification of the Parthenon...

Prophet Elias in Izmir to Be Demolished

A historic monument of Christianity is being sacrificed on the altar of modernization. The Orthodox Church of Prophet Elias in Izmir (Smyrna) in Turkey, one of the few Christian churches in the region, is set to be demolished under...