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Episode Synopsis
The fight for the return and reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures is back in the spotlight after a Turkish official said that no "firman" - an Ottoman legal document - exists that legitimizes Lord Elgin’s actions to break up the sculptures and take them to Britain. Greece’s culture minister said the comments strengthen Greece’s argument that the sculptures were illegally removed. Dr. Irene Stamatoudi, a professor of law at the University of Nicosia and a former member of the Ministry of Culture’s Advisory Committee for the Parthenon Sculptures, joins Thanos Davelis to look at how these latest developments impact both the efforts to reunite the Sculptures and the British Museum.You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:Greece is buoyed by a Turkish official’s comments about Parthenon sculptures taken by BritainBritish Museum seeks ‘new relationship’ with Greece amid Parthenon sculptures disputeECB to approve Greek banks' request to resume dividend payment after 16 years, sources sayCyprus president says a buffer zone splitting the island won’t become another migrant route
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