Culture minister recalls resignation requests over Acropolis lift

Greek Culture Minister Myrsini Zorba on Monday retracted her request for the resignation of two archaeologists she considered responsible for months of delays in the restoration of a platform lift for disabled persons at the Acropolis Hill.
Last Friday, the ministry announced it had asked the head of the Athens Ephorate, Eleni Banou, and the head of the Department of Archaeological Projects and Studies, Spyros Prousalis, to step down.

The move came after the parents association of a primary school in Nea Redestos, a village south of Thessaloniki, published a letter of complaint to the ministry in which it revealed that teachers had to carry a disabled student in their hands during a visit to the ancient monument, because the lift was not working.
But on Monday, the ministry said Zorba discussed the reasons for which she requested the resignations of Banou and...