Certainly influenced by the message of fair play, noble competition and the unique honor of participation that the Olympic Games convey, I am reminded of the famous – now largely forgotten – three-word Olympic motto introduced by Baron Pierre de Coubertin upon the creation of the International Olympic Committee: “Citius, Altius, Fortius.”
A fire broke out Thursday in agroforest land near the northern city of Komotini, prompting a 112 emergency alert.
“This year’s Dormition Day is overshadowed by the devastating fires in Attica,” President Katerina Sakellaropoulou stated Thursday during her visit to Lesvos Island.
PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis visited his hometown in Crete to spend Dormition Day with family and friends.
Authorities in Magnesia and the Sporades islands are on high alert for potential wildfires Thursday.
A fire broke out Thursday morning in the Pastra area of southeastern Kefalonia. Strong winds are making it difficult for firefighters to control the blaze.
The prospects for electricity retail prices in September look bleak, given recent developments in the wholesale and futures markets.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis celebrated the Dormition of the Virgin Mary in his hometown of Hania, Crete on Thursday.
Reparations in the electricity distribution network are underway in fire-stricken regions in East Attica.
A wildfire in the Agia Triada forest area of Thermo, Aitoloakarnania, Western Greece, is now partially under control, the Fire Service reported Thursday.