Greece’s Council of State (ΣτΕ) has imposed a €5,000 fine on the state, payable to four residents of the Koukaki–Makrygianni district, who had turned to the Supreme Administrative Court regarding the case of the Cocomat Hotel near the Acropolis.
The fine was issued because, six years after the Council’s 2019 ruling that ordered the demolition of 3.5 floors (half of the 6th and the entire 8th to 10th floors), the Decentralized Administration of Attica—responsible for enforcing the demolition—has failed to complete it. That ruling (no. 2102/2019) had determined that the hotel’s construction permit caused harm to the Acropolis monument.
The Council is expected to review progress on the implementation of its decision at a future session.
According to the Council’s latest statement, “the Decentralized Administration of Attica, in the period following the issuance of the Council’s March 2025 decision, resolved the issue of funding and, albeit with significant delay, proceeded to launch and conduct the tender process for the demolition study of the unlawful section of the building. It must now ensure the completion of the tender, the signing, and the smooth execution of the contract with the demolition contractor.”
The statement continues: “Given that the compliance procedure began in October 2021 and has not yet been completed, there are valid grounds for setting a monetary penalty to be paid to the applicants as a sanction for the Administration’s non-compliance. Considering the specific circumstances and, above all, the significance of protecting the most important monument of classical antiquity, this amount is set at €5,000.”
Sources: Καθημερινή, News24/7
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