Council of State to rule once again on the Acheloos River diversion project

The Acheloos River diversion project, which has long divided public opinion and policymakers, will once again be arbitrated by the Council of State, Greece's highest administrative court. Four environmental organizations, two municipalities, and other regional bodies in Aitolokarnania are demanding the cancellation of water management plans for Thessaly and Western Greece, which aim to partially divert the Acheloos River to address agricultural and water scarcity issues in the Thessaly plain. The petitioners argue that the project violates European Union environmental laws and accuse the government of sustaining a "mythology" around the diversion that has stalled essential water management initiatives in the Thessaly region. 

The case includes the Region of Western Greece, the Regional Association of Municipalities of Western Greece, the Agrinio and Messolongi municipalities...