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New question in the Parliament about the developments in Sinaitranslated

October 8, 2026 · 1 min read

A series of questions about the developments in the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine of Mount Sinai is submitted to the Parliament, to the Minister of Education, Religion and Sports and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Member of Parliament for East Attica of the Hellenic Solution, Mr. Stylianos Fotopoulos. Specifically, Mr. Fotopoulos, in his question on the subject: "The need to provide the necessary clarifications regarding the actions and actions taken by the government in order to prevent irreversible negative results in the issue of the rescue of the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine of Sinai", states the following:

Madam and Mr. Ministers,

On June 3, 2025, in my parliamentary Question on "Immediate diplomatic actions to save the Monastery of Saint Catherine of Sinai", I had pointed out in time the serious risks for the ownership regime, for the operation and for the future of the historical Monastery and I had requested specific diplomatic and international initiatives from the Greek Government. Sixteen months later, developments confirm those warnings in the most alarming way. According to recent reports, on October 24, 2026, the relevant critical decision of the...

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Mary Thomas
The article cuts off right at the crucial bit – what exactly is this decision on 24 October 2026? It would be good to know if our government has actually done anything concrete in those sixteen months or if it’s still just diplomatic talk. I hope the monks aren’t left hanging.
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