The issue of the legality of the new act by the Municipality of Athens remains pending, both at the administration level and at the court level, argues the company Blé Kedros regarding the Cocomat hotel on the Acropolis, the cessation of operation of which was announced yesterday by the control service of tourist accommodations of Attica (Regional Tourism Service of Attica).

In today’s announcement, the hotel’s owning company, Blé Kedros AEEAP, lists its positions regarding the case.

In particular, it announces the following facts concerning the case of its hotel on Faliro 5, in Athens, in this regard and to the press releases of the Municipality of Athens and the Ministry of Tourism from 12.07.2023:

“Following legal actions by the Company and with the decision of 29.05.2023 of the SYPOTHA A of the Central Sector of Athens of the Decentralized Administration of Attica (2nd Session, topic 5th) the “act” of partial revocation of the building permit was deemed non-existent 15 /2017 of the Company’s hotel, which had been the basis for declaring its spaces above 24 meters as illegal and imposing fines for illegal construction and maintenance.

This judgment regarding the manifestly non-existent act of partial revocation of the license, which did not produce any legal consequences, was also repeated by the Council of State’s Compliance Council with its minutes numbered 15/2023.

With this protocol, the Compliance Council called on the Municipality of Athens to proceed with the correct act of partial revocation of the building permit, and after its issuance, the other involved bodies to act for its implementation by ceasing the operation of the hotel premises in question and the drafting of studies for the implementation of their removal.

Then the Municipality of Athens proceeded to the issue with no. prot. 199540/05.07.2023 of a new act of the Permit Issuing Department of the Construction Directorate of the Municipality of Athens, entitled “CORRECT REPETITION of the partial revocation of the 15/2017 building permit from 24-11-2022 regarding the property on 5 Falirou Street & passage of Syngrou 34”. Against this new act, which is again wrongful and illegal, the Company has already filed both an application for annulment before the competent Courts and an administrative appeal before SYPOTHA A’.

The Company duly informed the Ministry of Tourism about the non-existence of the initial “deed” of partial revocation of the 15/2017 license and will proceed with the appropriate information regarding the shortcomings of the new deed of revocation, as the issue of legality (and, in this case, of illegality) of this new act remains pending, both at the administration level and at the court level. In addition to the above, it is noted that the Athens Administrative Court of Appeal, with its decision number A83/2023, has already ordered the suspension of both the autopsy report and the fines of the floors of the building based on it (Department II Annulment of the Three-member Administrative Court of Appeal of Athens). The Company will provide information to the investing public on all upcoming developments.”