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A game of marbles: Are the Parthenon Sculptures coming home?
After decades of making little progress in securing the return of the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum, Greece appears to be edging closer to a possible deal for the repatriation of the ancient sculptures.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Politics (364), Society (131), Greece (466)
What's the problem with Greece's media?
Recently Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis dismissed concerns about media independence in his country and described the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) assessment of Greece lying in 108th place in the organisation's annual World Press Freedom Index as "crap".
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Politics (364), Society (131), Greece (466)
Podcast - Greece's surveillance scandal: Is anybody listening?
Since the summer, a surveillance scandal has been gripping Greece. It emerged that the leader of Greece’s third party, PASOK, was being spied on by the country’s National Intelligence Service (EYP) but that there had also been an attempt to install spyware on his mobile phone.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Politics (364), Society (131), Greece (466)
Podcast - Greece sets out on long road to 2023 elections
The leaders of Greece’s three main parties have set out their policies, but also the political parameters, that will define next year’s elections.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Politics (364), Economy (312), Greece (466)
Podcast - How is the Ukraine war affecting Greece?
Like so many other countries, Greece is feeling the impact of the Ukraine war in many ways, whether this is through spiralling energy costs, turbulence in the global economy, a shifting geopolitical balance or the flow of refugees into the country.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Europe (276), Politics (364), Economy (312), Society (131), Greece (466)