Under plans drawn up by British Museum chairman George Osborne, the Elgin Marbles could soon be sent back to Greece. But a former Athens City Museum director says they should remain in London.
Greeks in Australia will be able to enjoy the digital upgraded service.
Dimitris Michalopoulos, Consul General of Greece in Melbourne, said “complaints about the operation of the Greek consular authorities in various countries are, unfortunately, not a rare phenomenon and Australia is no exception”. Speaking with Neos Kosmos he said that the Consulate General of Melbourne has undergone a drastic reduction of staff. “From the double-digit number of employees before the financial crisis of 2010, our staff has been reduced to just five, who are called to serve a community of 150,000, which has requirements for fast and adequate service. As the current staff numbers stand, it is true, is not enough, as shown by the increase in requests to the registry office in 2019,” he said, adding that by the end of the year, two additional staff members would join the registrar and notary departments to offer faster processing of cases.