Britain should return the controversial sculptures to reset relations with the EU, a former European commissioner has said ...

Margaritas Schinas, a former European Commission vice-president, tells the Prime Minister to ‘open a new era of mutual ...

A former European Commission chief has urged Sir Keir Starmer to return the Elgin Marbles to Greece as a gesture to reset ...

The Elgin Marbles, also known as the Parthenon Sculptures, are a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures that were part of the Parthenon and other buildings on the Acropolis of Athens. These ...

Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis The Chairman of the British Museum trustees is George Osborne, and he is thought to favour a long ...

Sculpted in the age of Pericles, Sophocles and Euripides, the reliefs – also known as the Elgin marbles – depict a procession celebrating the birth of Athena. You will see battles between the ...

It doesn’t take much nous to see what’s going on with the Elgin Marbles. After the PM’s affectionate chat with the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the other day, Sir Keir Starmer’s office ...

The Elgin Marbles, also known as the Parthenon Sculptures, are a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures that were part of the Parthenon and other buildings on the Acropolis of Athens.

Speaking yesterday, George Osborne said the sculptures could not be sent back under current laws but could be lent to Greece – more than 200 years after Lord Elgin had them removed from the ...

Talk of the return of the Elgin Marbles has reached new intensity, now being described as a political gesture not just to Greece but to the European community as a whole. Roger Michel, director of ...

The best-known scholar of the Elgin Marbles, William St Clair, discovered an Italian translation of the original agreement and it did indeed say that Elgin’s men should not be prevented from ...