Lisa Whanstall

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23rd May 2012 Athens, Greece

London calling

The Olympic Flame is in UK hands! On 17 May at the imposing restored marble Panathenaic Stadium, symbolically the venue for the first modern Olympic Games, the Olympic Torch completed its journey around Greece following the Lighting Ceremony at Ancient Olympic and was handed over to The Princess Royal.  For me these events were emotional […]

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9th February 2012 Athens, Greece

Championing London 2012 in Athens

Minister for Europe, David Lidington, visited Athens this week for official discussions. As everybody knows Greece has been going through very difficult times. Britain wants to see the Eurozone strong and successful, and so it is important that we work closely to understand the developments in Greece and support Greece’s efforts wherever we can. However, […]

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