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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-09-21
CONTENTS
[01] Hellenikon property deal approved by parliament
[02] Former finance minister sent to court for failing to submit wealth
declaration
[03] International conference on latest evidence concerning the Parthenon
Marbles this weekend in Athens
[01] Hellenikon property deal approved by parliament
Parliament approved with a wide majority on Wednesday the deal for the
sale and long-term lease of the old airport of Hellenikon in southern
Athens.
All parties voted in favour (SYRIZA, ND, Democratic Coalition, Potami,
ANEL and Centrists' Union) except the Communist Party and Golden Dawn.
[02] Former finance minister sent to court for failing to submit wealth
declaration
Former finance minister Gikas Hardouvelis will face a misdemeanors court
for failing to submit a wealth declaration in the period 2011-2012 when
he was an adviser to former prime minister Loukas Papadimos.
[03] International conference on latest evidence concerning the Parthenon
Marbles this weekend in Athens
An international conference entltled "The Parthenon Marbles: 200
years since their expropriation by the British Musem" will be held
at the Acropolis Museum in Athens on Saturday and Sunday, with the
participation of distinguished Greek and foreign archaeologists,
antiquities restorers and legal experts. The conference is organised
by the "Athenians' Society" and is taking place under the aegis of
Hellenic Republic President Prokopis Pavlopoulos.
It will review the results of the latest research and recent developments
concerning the Parthenon Marbles, while it will also bring together for
the first time in two decades the representatives of the 14 national
committees campaigning for the return of the sculptures to Greece. There
will also be elections to renew the operation of International Association
for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures (IARPS).
The new evidence to be presented includes material found in the archives
of Lord Elgin concerning the way the sculptures were removed from the
Parthenon, the architectural elements that are in the British Museum and
the problems in their replacement, the Mentor shipwreck and evidence
from Ottoman archives in Istanbul. There will also be a discussion on
legal aspects of the case.
The results of the conference will be published and made available
to academics, while the programme and audiovisual recordings of the
speeches will be available through the Athenians' Society website
http://www.syllogostonathinaion.gr/
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