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Britain Rejects Returning Parthenon Marbles in EU Trade Deal
The British government ruled out any discussion of the return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece as part of its deal with European Union in the post-Brexit era on Tuesday.
A Downing Street spokeswoman said the sculptures would not be...
Culture
Greek Students Sing for Return of Parthenon Marbles at British Museum
A group of students from a Cretan high school showed their defiance at Britain's refusal to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece by singing a traditional song during their recent visit to the British Museum in London.
Students from the...
Europe
Historic Day for Europe as the United Kingdom Leaves EU After 47 Years
This is -- finally -- it.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland officially leaves the European Union on Friday, January 31 at 23:00 UTC (midnight of February 1, Brussels time) after three and a half years of...
Culture
New Guidelines May Force the British Museum to Return the Parthenon Marbles
New hopes emerged last week that the Parthenon Marbles could eventually be returned to their rightful home after the British authorities ordered the country's museums to assess their collections with a new "decolonizing" checklist to ease the repatriation of...
Europe
Britain Confirms it Will Not Deport Unregistered EU Citizens After Brexit
The authorities of the United Kingdom will not deport any European Union citizen from the country after Brexit, even after the conclusion of the ''EU Settlement Scheme'' in 2021, it was disclosed on Friday.
The revelation was made public by...
Europe
British-Cypriot MP Bambos Charalambous Re-elected in UK General Election
Bambos Charalambous, the only British Member of Parliament of Cypriot descent, was re-elected in Thursday's snap elections which were held in the United Kingdom.
Charalambous managed to retain his seat representing his Enfield Southgate parliamentary constituency of Greater London.
The Member...
Europe
Boris Johnson’s Conservatives Triumph in British Elections
Boris Johnson's Conservative Party was on course to secure a large majority in the House of Commons, putting Brexit firmly back on track and sending the opposition Labour party into a tailspin.
Official results fell broadly in line with the...
Culture
Study Suggests British Museum Has Caused More Damage to Parthenon Sculptures than Athens’ Air Pollution
A recent scientific study published in the Academic journal Antiquity claims that the first decades of the Parthenon sculptures' presence in London caused irreparable damage, much worse than what Athens' air pollution would have caused to the ancient artifacts in the...
Europe
British PM Boris Johnson Reveals He Reads Greek Poetry to Relax (video)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed in a television interview on Tuesday that he solves quadratic equations and reads poetry in Greek to relax.
Culture
New Book Blasts British Museum Over Stolen Parthenon Marbles
Prominent British barrister, academic and author Geoffrey Robertson recently launched a scathing attack at the British Museum for exhibiting what he charges is “pilfered cultural property.”
Robertson’s views appear in his new book, titled “Who Owns History? Elgin’s Loot and...