The return of a bronze statue, which had been made by Lysippos between the fourth and second centuries BC, from the Getty Museum in Los Angeles was decided by the Supreme Court of Italy.

Την επιστροφή ενός ορειχάλκινου αγάλματος, που είχε φιλοτεχνήσει ο Λύσιππος μεταξύ του τέταρτου και του δεύτερου π. Χ. αιώνα, από το μουσείο Getty του Λος Άντζελες αποφάσισε το Ανώτατο Δικαστήριο της Ιταλίας.

The Greek island of Corfu has been voted among 12 contenders as the best European film location in the awards organised European Film Commissions Network (EUFCN). The island was nominated by the Hellenic Film Commission for the shooting of the popular ITV and PBS TV series "The Durrells".

Slovenian painter Jurij Subic arrived in Athens on 5 December 1879 at the invitation of Heinrich Schliemann and architect Ernst Ziller in order to use his talent and ideas to decorate the Schliemann mansion, or "Iliou Melathron", in Athens.