Greece

Monkey memes, Greece fires and high levels of vog + this day in history w/Lucky Lindy's ticker tape parade and our song of the day by Stephanie Hatfield on your Morning Monarchy for June 13, 2018.

Benin bronzes. © Global Look Press RT | June 4, 2018 After Jeremy Corbyn promised to return the Elgin Marbles to Greece upon becoming PM on the basis that they were “looted” from the country, RT looks at other rare artifacts taken by colonial Britain that now reside in UK museums. “As with anything stolen […]

Michael Nevradakis, Hellenic Insider’s “head insider,” was interviewed today on Radio Sputnik’s “Fault Lines” program, which airs on Radio Sputnik US, broadcasting on 105.5 FM and 1390 AM in the Washington DC area.

Originally appeared on Al jazeera
Piraeus, Greece – When Iliodoros Filios first ventured to a soup kitchen in 2012, he was consumed with shame. He waited idly outside while his wife and children went in to gather their portions.

Athens sent a delegation to the St. Petersburg Economic Forum (SPIEF), which has spanned the latter part of this week, in a bid to secure Russian cooperation in possible joint endeavours. The event drew over 15,000 participants from over 100 countries and heads of state from France and China. One area in which Greece was there to seek Russian cooperation on was in the sector of shipbuilding.
Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide reports:

The beauty and timelessness of Byzantine architecture place it among the world’s greatest treasures and cultural inheritances. Its characteristic churches and monasteries, adorned with instantly recognizable domes and glorious iconography, have inspired hearts and minds for more than a millennium.
And now, they have won an award.

The foreign monarchy imposed on the Greek body politic was a cancerous import, just like the IMF is in our days. It never really gained social roots and after more than a century and a half was deposed in a referendum, one of course that was honored.

The Greek parliament voted 161 to 103 on Wednesday to allow same sex couples to foster children. This comes as part of the country’s move to make a massive overhaul in Greece’s adoption and fostering system.
The vote came on the same day as the start of Prince Charles’ official visit to Greece.
As reported by Pinknews.co:

Just days after a major protest in the island of Lesvos opposing the occupation of the main square of the island’s capital, Mitilini, by over 200 illegal migrants, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras—who once demonstrated that his geography skills are akin to his English-language skills by referring to Lesvos and Mitilini as separate islands—paid a visit to the island for an absurd propaganda speech as part of the 14th North Aegean Regional Con