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Juncker claims EU official suggested selling the Acropolis during Greek debt crisis

Former European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has claimed a European Union finance minister once suggested selling the Acropolis of Athens during Greece’s debt crisis to help repay the country’s debt. Speaking in the Skai TV documentary Sto Xiliosto, Juncker said the remark was made during a Eurogroup meeting amid the height of the financial crisis, when Greece faced growing pressure from European partners over its economic situation. [...]