Lake Vistonida
Greece’s rivers running dry, lakes disappearing
The sole resident of Kerasia, at 600 meters on Mount Papikio in Rodopi, has been observing the changes to the village's river since the 1980s. "We used to hear the Aspropotamos roar. Now it's gone quiet.
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Supreme Court examining Vatopedi Monastery's land claims
Greece's Supreme Court in the process of examining a dispute between the state and the embattled Vatopedi Monastery in the monastic community of Mount Athos in northern Greece regarding the ownership of Lake Vistonida and surrounding land in Xanthi.
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace regional governor dies
Regional governor of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Giorgos Pavlidis died of cancer early on Thursday, local media reported. He was 60 years old.
Pavlidis was a lawyer who also served as Prefect of Xanthi from 1998 to 2010.