Greece

The Greek cabinet, following the proposal of Justice Minister Costas Tsiaras, has named Athanasios Rantos to be the next President of the Council of State, Greece's Supreme Administrative Court. Rantos is currently the oldest vice president on the Council. Born in...

The Council of State, Greece's Supreme Administrative Court, announced on Friday that it is canceling the approval of a building permit for the construction of a nine-story hotel with a three-level basement and a roof near the Acropolis. The issue...

Greece's Council of State announced that it has ruled as constitutional and in line with European law legislation the law that extends the cohabitation agreement to gay couples as well. It rejected as unjustified a call from some church leaders...

About 70 members of the Rubicon anarchist group stormed into the Council of State building in central Athens on Monday vandalizing the facade and causing damage to the lobby. According to police, the perpetrators broke windows, threw black paint across...

The Council of State on Tuesday ruled that the changes made by former education minister Nikos Filis in religion lessons are unconstitutional and contrary to the basic principles of the European Convention of Human Rights. The decision came after an...

The Council of State gave the approval for the beginning of works to make the former Athens airport site at Hellinikon into a multi-purpose complex that will include hotels, luxury apartments, amusement parks and a casino. Greece's highest administrative court...

Hundreds of elderly Greeks protested against deep cuts to their pensions outside the country's top administrative court, which was hearing arguments on a motion to rule the 2016 labour bill unconstitutional. Pensioners have seen their benefits cut more than a...

Council of State President Nikos Sakellariou on Monday called on the Greek government to stop condemning judicial decisions and undermining the work of justice in any way. At the same time, Sakellariou called on judges to back down on their...

Hundreds of thousands of outstanding tax cases are to close, following the unanimous decision of the plenary of Greece's Council of State on Tuesday. The supreme administrative court ruled that the limitation of tax claims is five years and the...

The Council of State, in a ruling issued on Monday, found that a ministerial decision allowing shops to open on Sunday in three specific regions in Greece was unconstitutional. The measure had been introduced as a pilot scheme on...

The Greek Council of State plenum on Friday said that the tender for the nationwide TV licenses must be repeated as soon as possible. The ruling reaffirms the adamant position of the court legislation that the up to date...

The Regency Casino Mont Parnes has filed an appeal at Council of State against a decision by the Hellenic Gaming Commission which will allow the rolling out of 35,000 video lottery terminals (VLTs) throughout Greece, saying it is against...

Following appeals from taxpayers to look into the way in which ENFIA property tax is calculated in Greece, the country's highest court, the Council of State has ruled in favor of the plaintiffs. According to the Council of State, ENFIA...

The Council of State meeting on Monday ended without a decision on whether the bill on broadcast licensing is in line with the Constitution, and will reconvene on Wednesday. The judges of Greece's highest administration court met for over three...

The Council of State (CoS) plenum will meet on October 24 and 26 to discuss and decide on the constitutionality and legality of the government’s TV licensing law in two closed-door sessions, the president of the court Nikolaos Sakellariou...