Nikos Sakellariou
Crime
Greece's Council of State Head Calls on Government to Stop Condemning Judicial Decisions
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...
Greece
Greece's High Court Rules New TV License Law Unconstitutional
The Plenary of the Council of State voted 14-11 against the controversial TV license law the SYRIZA government had implemented to restrict national TV licences to 4.
Greece
State Council Finally Meets Amid Controversy, Throws Out TV Injunction Petitions
The Council of State plenum, Greece's Supreme Court, threw out three petitions for injunctions filed in connection with a television license tender procedure aimed at limiting nationwide TV licenses to four. The decision was reached in the council's third...
Greece
Greek State Council Examines Legality of TV License Auction on Wednesday and Friday
The Greek State Council, the highest administrative court of the country, is set to convene on Wednesday and Friday to review the constitutionality of the recent competition that the government had carried out to limit the number of national...
Greece
Judges Annoyed on State Council's Suspension of TV License Session
Nikos Sakellariou, president of Greece's Council of State, issued an unusual statement on Friday following a brief meeting of judges on crucial matters concerning the legislative framework for Greece's TV licenses. The president of Greece's highest court said that...
Crime
State Council Denies Motion to Suspend TV License Tender
The number of national broadcasters will be reduced to four as planned by the government following the decision by the Council of State on Friday to reject nine requests for a suspension to the controversial TV license tender.
President of...