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The Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni inaugurated the exhibition of the 48 artifacts that were repatriated from Bulgaria, highlighted the importance of the agreement with Sofia, and emphasized the prospect of claiming other artifacts in the future. #Επαναπατρισμός #ΠολιτιστικήΚληρονομιά #ΛίναΜενδώνη (translated)

Alexis Tsipras stated that since 2019, rents, fuels, and prices in supermarkets had increased by 70% to 100%, while, as he said, wages were now only competing with those in Bulgaria. He argued that the majority of society could not make ends meet and that the government was pretending not to understand it. He accused it of only being interested in deals with powerful interests and not in people and their problems. #Κοινωνία #Οικονομία #Δικαιοσύνη (translated)

Amalia claimed that documents uncovered from the Russian State Archive of Contemporary History (RGANI) showed that Moscow was funding AKEL with the aim of preventing the union of Cyprus with Greece. According to her, the funding served Soviet interests, as Greece was a NATO member. She stated that the money was channeled through the International Trade Union Assistance Fund for Left-Wing Labor Organizations, which she described as a cover for the KGB, and that the allocations were approved by the Political Bureau of the CPSU. She mentioned Yuri Andropov as responsible for transferring the funds. According to Amalia, six annual reports for the period 1961-1973 recorded remittances to AKEL amounting to $56,000 in 1961, $56,222 in 1962, $56,000 in 1963, $69,722 in 1965, $70,000 in 1966, and $140,000 in 1973, totaling $447,944. She added that these amounts did not necessarily constitute the total aid received by the party, as, she wrote, documents for all the years had not been declassified. She also mentioned that AKEL had received weapons from Moscow. She wrote that the Central Committee of the CPSU approved, at the request of AKEL's General Secretary Ezekias Papayiannou, the shipment of 100 Walther pistols and 25,000 cartridges. According to the posting, the weapons were sent on June 13, 1974, and delivered on July 4. Amalia questioned the stated purpose in the documents — the protection of AKEL leadership and other persons — and claimed that the weapons were intended for terrorist actions against EOKA B. Finally, she stated that Makarios had received weapons from Czechoslovakia, with Moscow's approval, in late January 1972. According to her, these were unloaded in the area of Kseros and transported with about 50 trucks to the Archdiocese in Nicosia. #Κύπρος #ΑΚΕΛ #ιστορία (translated)

John Vatatzes criticized the "blue" people, stating that they believed Greeks invaded Bulgaria and stole the bones of Samuel. He wrote that it was shameful they had not surrendered earlier and described this perception as a sign of great ignorance. He added that the bones had been found in the church which, according to him, was built by Samuel in Saint Achilles, in Little Prespa, on Greek territory. https://t.co/bmYba6vEas #Ελλάδα #ιστορία #Βουλγαρία (translated)

The Ecumenical Patriarchate expresses satisfaction for the return of historical artifacts from Bulgaria and hopes that this development will promote the return of other cultural treasures, such as the Parthenon Sculptures. #ΟικουμενικόΠατριαρχείο #Κειμήλια #ΓλυπτάτουΠαρθενώνα (translated)

Akis Gabriel mentioned that the images showed the welcome by the Bulgarians of the bones of Tsar Samuel, which, as he wrote, returned to Bulgaria after more than 1,000 years and following negotiations with Greece. He argued that the decision benefited Greece geopolitically both in the Balkans and in its relations with countries that, according to him, refused to return Greek national treasures, such as the Marbles belonging to the Acropolis. He characterized the government decision as positive and the criticism it received as irrational. #Βουλγαρία #Ελλάδα #Βαλκάνια (translated)

"The monuments, the historical relics, cannot be treated as war trophies, nor as victims of circumstances that occurred after their creation," emphasized among other things the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, at the event held today at the Byzantine Museum of Thessaloniki on the occasion of the signing of the protocols of the cultural exchange agreement between Greece and Bulgaria. #Διπλωματία #ΠολιτιστικήΑνταλλαγή #ΕλλάδαΒουλγαρία (translated)

Why are batteries not manufactured in Greece, like in Bulgaria? Simply because this would lower electricity prices in the evening - as it would not require the involvement of natural gas, whose high price is charged by all the others for the electricity from their renewable sources. If batteries were manufactured, then the energy cartel would lose subsidies and charge high prices - so this is the reason we export very cheap electricity to Bulgaria in the afternoon, which fills its batteries and sells it back to us very expensive in the evening. Does the government know this? Of course, much better than us - it just does nothing and mocks us with charity allowances to lull us to sleep. #Ενέργεια #Μπαταρίες #Ελλάδα (translated)

On the occasion of the return of the relics of Samuel to Bulgaria, as he is considered their national hero, let me remind you what happened to the relics of our own Byzantine heroes by "allies" and enemies. After the fall of the City to the Latins, the tombs of the emperors were broken into for valuable items. The remains of Basil II were contemptuously thrown out of his tomb and they placed a flute in his hands ironically mocking his memory and victories. When in 1453 the second fall of the City occurred, the dervishes went to the church of the Holy Apostles where the Byzantine emperors were buried, and they broke all the bones of the emperors with clubs. This is to know with what kind of people we have and still have to deal with. So that we never forget how we must treat everyone in the East and the West. #Βυζάντιο #Ιστορία #ΕθνικοίΉρωες (translated)

Here I will not speak only as an analyst but also as a Macedonian, because the issue needs clarification. First of all, no one can impose on anyone the adoption of any issue at the level of internal policy. But, Alexander, they signed a treaty. Yes, but what mechanism controls the schools? Is there some magical way to get into the minds of the people of Skopje and take away their idea of Macedonism? Let's get serious. This particular treaty represents a defeat for Greece at the geopolitical level because it gave an excuse to a weak opponent to defeat us with meager means. Skopje has no reason to abandon such a strategy, especially since they receive support from Turkey, and because they have secured participation in NATO. How can Greece mitigate the consequences? Carrot and stick. As people north of our borders, as well as east of them, have always understood. Some of the inhabitants of Skopje are begging to receive a Greek passport. Another part has a fluid national consciousness, with all that this entails. Taking control of the finances of this state is the first step that must be taken. The second is long-term but requires a lot of effort: the integration of the inhabitants of the southern areas aimed at creating a buffer zone that will be controlled by Greece. I am referring to the line of Ohrid-Monastir-Veche. This can be done with tools that I will not mention here. Any encouragement, however, is doomed to fail. We should keep in mind that Skopje is following the same tactic as Albania: appropriating a historical past that does not belong to them, as they are states with fluid national consciousness that, being weak, are looking for stability from somewhere. Regarding Skopje, there are two significant moves that I believe constitute critical factors: ▫️The recognition of their church by the Ecumenical Patriarchate. I think this will alleviate the feelings of the inhabitants of the country in the long term through religious sentiment. ▫️Greece cleverly leaves Bulgaria to do the dirty work regarding the claims so as to heighten the fear of the people of Skopje about possible absorption by Bulgaria. This may create countervailing forces internally along with the pressure from the Albanian speakers so that Skopje is forced to turn toward Greece. In any case, dealing with our northern neighbors requires a Byzantine approach. Admittedly, however, the Greek side considers Turkish influence there to be the catalyst for many issues. #Μακεδονία #Ελλάδα #Γεωπολιτική (translated)

We will return the bones of their Tsar Samuel that were found on Greek soil so that they return 48 relics out of the hundreds they stole from the Monastery of Saint John the Baptist in Serres, the Monastery of the Virgin Mary of Ikosifinissa, the Old Metropolitan Church of Serres, the Monastery of the Virgin Mary of Kalamou, the Monastery of the Virgin Mary of Archangel, and the Imaret of Kavala from where they transported the entire library of Arabic manuscripts to Bulgaria, and this is considered a success? Relics that should have already been returned to Greece since the 1920s. No mention of the hundreds of manuscripts of Ikosifinissa, the most valuable of all. #Ελλάδα #ιστορία #πολιτισμός (translated)

Εν τω μεταξύ, ο πυρήνας του κράτους του Σαμουήλ Β' ήταν οι Πρέσπες και η πρωτεύουσα του ήταν η Οχρίδα. Εν ολίγοις, οι ψευδο-Μακεδόνες του Βαρδάρη ήταν επί αιώνες ... Βούλγαροι τόσο ιστορικά όσο και γλωσσικά. Υ.Γ.: Γι' αυτό υποδέχθηκαν μετά βαϊων και κλάδων τους Βούλγαρους στα Σκόπια κατά τον Α' και Β' ΠΠ. #Ιστορία #Ιστορία #Μακεδονία #Βουλγαρία

Η Ελλάδα, ως το διάδοχο κράτος του Βυζαντίου, ορθώς παραδίδει τα οστά του Σαμουήλ Β' στη Βουλγαρία. Υ.Γ. Ο Σαμουήλ υπήρξε ο ακαταπόνητος αντίπαλος του Βασίλειου Β' του Μακεδόνα ή Βουλγαροκτόνου έως τον θάνατό του το 1014 μ.Χ. #Ιστορία #Βυζάντιο #Ελλάδα #Σαμουήλ

Μητσοτάκης, Τσίπρας, Ανδρουλάκης ας αφήσουν λοιπόν τα ψίχουλα και ας απολογηθούν γιατί τα εγκλήματα που έκαναν τα πληρώνουν οι Έλληνες. Για την αισχροκέρδια στα καύσιμα και στην ενέργεια πρέπει να μας απαντήσουν οι Μητσοτάκης, Τσίπρας, Ανδρουλάκης. Γιατί η Βουλγαρία μαζί με τους https://t.co/fsnSNDrbwW #Μητσοτάκης #Τσίπρας #Ανδρουλάκης #GR #BG