P. Geroulanos has tendered his resignation

After the news of the robbery at the museum of Ancient Olympia, Culture minister Paul Geroulanos submitted his resignation to the PM. Earlier, armed robbers broke into the museum, immobilized the single guard and walked away with dozens of priceless objects.

According to a chief executive of the PM’s office, Lucas Papademos will probably reject Geroulanos’ resignation.

However, it is still unknown if Geroulanos will insist. And this is because the robbery at the museum of Ancient Olympia is the second major theft within 40 days. It was preceded on January 9 by an unprecedented theft for Greece at the Greek National Gallery. The thieves had seized an oil painting by Pablo Picasso, entitled "Female head", an early work of Piet Mondrian and an Italian drawing of the early 17th century.

The robbery at the National Gallery started a debate about the level of guarding priceless treasures in Greek museums and archaeological sites throughout the country because due to the cuts, the state has limited funds and manpower guarding the treasures of the Greek civilization.