Tag: Maritime London

17th September 2013 Athens, Greece

Former UK ambassador to the Hellenic Republic

Wanderings on Athos, the Holy Mountain

When I was 19 I tried for the first time to gain a permit to enter the Holy Mountain. I am an Anglican and a believer, and have long been interested in monasticism and Orthodox spirituality. In 1987, my application was unsuccessful and I rather lost heart; I have waited over 25 years to fill […]

13th December 2011 Athens, Greece

by Marina Arvanitakis

Commercial Officer, UKTI

Greek-British maritime cooperation: A success story

Shipping is a key activity for us in the Commercial section in the British Embassy in Athens. It is by far the healthiest and most dynamic sector of the Greek economy and a field where Greece and the UK have had a long history of successful cooperation. Bearing in mind that Greeks control the world’s […]