EU Brings Greek Demand for Elgin Marbles Into Brexit Talks
Ian Wishart | Bloomberg | 19th February 2020
The EU wants its trade negotiations with Britain to be contingent on repatriation of “unlawfully removed cultural objects”. That’s code for Greece wanting Britain to return marble carvings that had, for 2000 years, adorned the Acropolis. British officials are dismissive of this move, perhaps confident that possession is 9/10th of the law. An interesting podcast is here.