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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 14-04-22
CONTENTS
[01] Justice Minister Athanassiou proposes lifting confidentiality of
his phone records
[02] New modern art museum gets 3mln-euro grant from Niarchos Foundation
[01] Justice Minister Athanassiou proposes lifting confidentiality of
his phone records
ANA - MPA --- Justice, Transparency and Human Rights Minister Charalambos
Athanassiou suggested that the confidentiality of his phone records be
lifted adding if a contact with a judge was found he would resign from
minister and MP.
Referring to the demand of the main opposition for his resignation as well
as the resignation of Citizen Protection and Public Order Minister Nikos
Dendias, he told Vima FM that these are ridiculous things: "Only those who
undermine the work of the government and the country's interests resign,
only those who fail to carry out their duties and those who violate the
rule of law resign. I do not think that either I or Dendias fall into
these categories."
Athanassiou concluded: "I have said it before and I will say it again that
Justice is independent, there was no intervention and anyone who wants,
and I give the right to anyone to do so, can lift the confidentiality
of the phones records and if they find a call to investigators, then
I would resign from minister and deputy. For the honour of Justice. If
only one call - a call, not content - to the investigators is found. In
any period of time. Before the prosecutions and up until now. The things
that are happening at a time when the country is about to take a breather
are terrible..."
[02] New modern art museum gets 3mln-euro grant from Niarchos Foundation
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) board of directors approved a
3-million-euro grant to the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST)
for the immediate completion of rebuilding work at the museum's building,
the former Fix Brewery, SNF announced on Tuesday.
The grant will support the update and implementation of the museological
study, as well as, the purchase and installation of the necessary general
and specialized equipment, an SNF announcement underlined, adding that it
also covers the presentation cost of the museum's permanent collections,
including the configuration of the exhibition space and the transportation
and installation of the artworks.
With the completion of the restoration of the museum building, Athens
will have one of the most state-of-the-art and best equipped museum
venues in Greece, where both the Greek public and foreign tourists will
have the opportunity to discover the history and international dimension
of contemporary Greek art, the announcement noted.
SNF Board of Directors co-president Andreas Dracopoulos commented that the
grant "is part of the Foundation's initiatives to support the country's
important cultural institutions".
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