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Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-08-08
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[01] Gathering of Thessalians in Magnesia
[01] Gathering of Thessalians in Magnesia
The 3rd reunion of Thessalians living in Europe was held in the
Limanaki resort of Magnesia Prefecture, central Greece, this week,
organized by the Magnesia Prefecture, the municipality of Milies and
the "Vassilis Tsitanis" Federation of Thessalians living in Germany and
other European countries.
Parliament second vice-president George Sourlas addressed the
gathering, while participating delegates donated trees to the region's
prefectures, which were ravaged by recent wildfires.
The Federation, which holds two gatherings annually -- one abroad and
one in a Thessaly province -- was founded in 2004 and comprises eight
associations of Thessalians, seven in Germany and one in Switzerland.
A founding assembly meeting for the establishment of a World Federation
of Thessalians is scheduled to be held in Trikala, central Greece, on
Aug. 17.
Caption: A file photo shows the 24th 'gathering' of the Sarakatsani
clans from throughout the Balkans in the Pertouli site near Trikala,
central Greece, on Sunday, May 30, 2004. ANA-MPA / V. PASCHALI.
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