Message of unity from Metropolitan Athanasios: Joint mobilization for the return of the University schools in Iliatranslated

In a crucial initiative for the future of the place, the Holy Metropolis of Ilia and Oleni, in collaboration with the Panileian Movement of Citizens for a University in Ilia, is proceeding, attempting to put an end to the academic isolation of the region. Metropolitan Mr. Athanasios II addressed an open plenary invitation for a broad meeting on Saturday, June 27, 2026 at the Conference Center of the Regional Unity of Ilia in Pyrgos, inviting all elected officials, representatives of institutions and associations, as well as citizens to join together. ​The central stake of the meeting is the establishment of a university school in the prefecture, a permanent request that, as His Eminence emphasized, can only be realized if the local conflicts and the personal interest of each region are set aside. Criticizing the lack of unity among the mayors of Ilia, the Metropolitan identified it as the main reason for the zero result to date, since each municipality promotes the creation of a department exclusively within its own boundaries. "It doesn't matter where the school will be held, whether in Pyrgos, or in Amaliada, or in Olympia," he clarified, emphasizing that the common line towards the state...