Yannis Andritsopoulos, journalist with Parikiaki and Ta Nea Greek daily newspaper, has been shortlisted for the FPA Member Story of the Year (Foreign Language) Award at the Foreign Press Association Awards in London.

Yannis was shortlisted for his exclusive interview with the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson which was published in Ta Nea in March.

(You can read it here: https://lnkd.in/geqe4BqU).

His story was nominated as one of the three best stories in this category.

It was Johnson’s first interview with a European newspaper since becoming Prime Minister in 2019. The PM used the interview to issue a point-blank rejection of the Parthenon Marbles being returned to Greece, saying that the 2,500-year-old cultural treasures are “legally owned by the British Museum’s Trustees.” He also dismissed calls from his Greek counterpart, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, for the sculptures to be reunified.

The awards took place at the Sheraton Grand Park Lane in Mayfair, Central London.

Known as the ‘Oscars of Journalism’, the annual Foreign Press Association Media Awards are among the most prestigious awards ceremonies in the world.

Dedicated to excellence in journalism, the FPA Media Awards present a unique opportunity for journalists to be celebrated and recognised by their international peers. British and international entries are welcome from all the world’s major broadcasters, newspapers, digital news and magazines.

Guests of Honour have included the Former Prime Minister of Italy, Senator Mario Monti, HM Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan, HRH the Prince of Wales, HM King Felipe VI of Spain, former Mayor of London Boris Johnson, three other British Foreign Secretaries, the US Ambassador Matthew Barzun and, in 2015, Sir Venki Ramakrishnan, Nobel Prize Winner and first ever Indian President of the Royal Society.