Because Greece is still asking London to return the Parthenon marbles

The number of trade exchanges between Britain and the European Union shows (expected) Thud after Brexit January (-68%), while the vaccination campaign moves between Her Majesty’s subjects and moves slowly to Europe, which is London. Refers to pharmaceutical nationalism. To re-air the dispute between the European Union and the United Kingdom over the weekend of Eid of March, however, is a textbook question of identity. Part ownership of the Parthenon Frèze (more than half), which has been housed in the British Museum since the early nineteenth century.

In an interview with the Greek newspaper Ta neya, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned to the more than one hundred year old question of ownership of the Parthenon Marbles to shatter Greece’s dreams of revenge: «I understand the strong feelings of many Greeks and Prime Minister Kyrakos Mutsotakis. However, the British government has long held a clear position on the sculptures, legally in accordance with the laws of the time, and in the availability of the British Museum today.

Lord Elgin, the Scottish aristocrat of the time, has been exhibited by Fidias and his disciples in the London Museum of the 5th century BC, 1816, after the Parthenon was removed from the Acropolis of Athens. His Majesty to the Ottoman Empire, who had been in power in Greece, from where he was cleared and allowed to travel by ship to the British shores.

The button-down but fiery Margaritis Cynicas responded from a distance to the British Prime Minister, who in recent days engaged in a virtual tug of war with EU leaders before the actual ban on vaccine exports to the United Kingdom. . Already an influential spokesperson for Jean-Claude Juncker, Greeks is now the Deputy Chairman of the Commission and is responsible for the portfolio ‘to promote the European way of life’, which includes various dossiers from migration to culture. The areas where this happens are that Cinqueas does not prevent the role of a Greek politician. «The stones belong to the Parthenon. In these difficult times, universal cultural heritage should elevate humanity, not divide it, “he tweeted soon after the publication of the interview Ta neya.

The stones are of the Parthenon. In these difficult times, universal cultural heritage should uplift humanity, not divide it. #ParthenonMarbles https://t.co/ELjbYTcYa9

– margaritis cinchias March 13, 2021

Nevertheless, the Greek newspaper is ironic, but not by much, one would expect Johnson to have a different sensibility than its predecessors. Premier often recalls classical studies at Oxford, has a habit of throwing himself into quotes in Greek – he recites verses from the Iliad and considers Homer “the greatest writer of all time” – and of his studio in Downtown Street The replica lives in Perin’s busted father, the father of Athenian democracy and Bozo’s personal hero, the other perhaps only of Winston Churchill with whom he happens to make contact.

This is not the first time that Johnson has collided with Greek claims on the Parthenon statues. Actually, he too has been silent for many years. The last time he exposed himself was in 2014 with George Clooney back and forth. The Monuments Men – a film about the rescue of works of art threatened during World War II – spoke in favor of the return of Hollywood star Marbles, unleashing the fury of Bozo, the then Mayor of London.

Amal Alamuddin Clooney herself, a lawyer specializing in human rights, may have advised the Greek government to go ahead with the request, while her husband recalled a few days earlier in bilateral contacts with those who followed the case in the United Kingdom : “There are many historical artefacts that must be returned to their original owners, but none of these matters are as important as the return of the Parthenon» of the Marbles.

Since the independence gained in 1832, the Greeks have claimed repatriation of statues dating back 2500 years, questioning the legitimacy of the purchase title. It was resumed at various historical stages, for example, following the rule of the colonies of the creation of Europe aware of its roots and the rule of leading colonels, Melina Mercuri, who is the culture minister of democratic Greece, and more recent Supported by UNESCO over the years, which, at the request of the Greek government, offered to mediate between the parties in question, in addition to being refused in London. On and off, the British Museum also reiterated that Athens would not have room for adequate use of the monument and that – as a World Heritage Site – it is housed in its Duveen Gallery and available free to millions of visitors every year is.

Today the master of culture, Lina Mendoni, continues to target Lord Elgin (“the thief”), but she knows that something has changed in the meantime. The figure is political, with Mendouni commenting in an interview with Reuters a year ago: «Brexit has created the circumstances for the definitive withdrawal of Athens from the Marbles. The mental outlook has changed, now that the United Kingdom has decided to distance itself from the European family ».

Also at a certain point in the Brexit saga, the Parthenon statues dispute had entered into trade negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union: in London they had denied suspicion – of a clause in the treaty – stealing echoes from the tables. Related to return of assets.

In 2019, four years after Alexis Tsipras’s anti-center austerity in government New democratia He has recalled the Parthenon Marbles question on several occasions. With a clear purpose: 2021. Although limited by the epidemic, the year marks a round anniversary for Greece: 200 years after the beginning of the freedom struggle against the Ottomans.

An important occasion, according to Prime Minister Mitsotaki, to return the statues “home”, in view of what has already happened with parts of the Frege returned to Athens by the United States and Germany, and time in the final order. – Emmanuel Macron’s from France, with a trick that was read as an open challenge launched in London.

To illustrate the British Museum, Mitasotakis also proposed to lend precious works of art that Greece never left before. Proposal sent back to sender once again: Parthenon marbles will remain in London.