{"id":2817,"date":"2026-06-18T10:35:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T07:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/success-stories\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T15:28:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T12:28:39","slug":"success-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/en\/the-firm\/success-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Success stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2817\" class=\"elementor elementor-2817 elementor-2800\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81a4f0c pbmit-bg-color-yes pbmit-elementor-bg-color-blackish pbmit-cursor-color-white-color pbmit-col-stretched-both elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched pbmit-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81a4f0c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-adf7f87 pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"adf7f87\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e43718 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pbmit_icon_heading\" data-id=\"8e43718\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pbmit_icon_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pbmit-ihbox pbmit-ihbox-style-2\"><div class=\"pbmit-ihbox-box d-flex align-items-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"pbmit-ihbox-headingicon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"pbmit-element-heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#blue-iris\"><span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t01 \u2014 2022\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"pbmit-element-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#blue-iris\"><span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <span style=\"color:#ffffff\">\u201cBLUE IRIS\u201d Decision<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pbmit-heading-desc\">State Decision No. 2564\/2022 \u00b7Mykonos<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cafb354 pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"cafb354\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f1bdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-pbmit_icon_heading\" data-id=\"f8f1bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pbmit_icon_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pbmit-ihbox pbmit-ihbox-style-2\"><div class=\"pbmit-ihbox-box d-flex align-items-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"pbmit-ihbox-headingicon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"pbmit-element-heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#allatini\"><span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t02 \u2014 2023\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"pbmit-element-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#allatini\"><span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <span style=\"color:#ffffff\">ALLATINI Ceramics<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pbmit-heading-desc\">\u201cALLATINI Ceramics\u201d Presidential Decree \u00b7 Thessaloniki<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b45842 pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"8b45842\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-815feab elementor-widget elementor-widget-pbmit_icon_heading\" data-id=\"815feab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pbmit_icon_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pbmit-ihbox pbmit-ihbox-style-2\"><div class=\"pbmit-ihbox-box d-flex align-items-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"pbmit-ihbox-headingicon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"pbmit-element-heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ccc-ioannina\"><span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t03 \u2014 2022\u20132023\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"pbmit-element-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ccc-ioannina\"><span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <span style=\"color:#ffffff\">City Climate Contract<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pbmit-heading-desc\">EU Mission \u00b7 Municipality of Ioannina<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e293849 pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"e293849\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca585ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-pbmit_icon_heading\" data-id=\"ca585ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pbmit_icon_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pbmit-ihbox pbmit-ihbox-style-2\"><div class=\"pbmit-ihbox-box d-flex align-items-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"pbmit-ihbox-headingicon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"pbmit-element-heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#costa-nopia\"><span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t04 \u2014 2025\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"pbmit-element-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#costa-nopia\"><span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <span style=\"color:#ffffff\">\u201cCOSTA NOPIA\u201d Strategic Investment<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pbmit-heading-desc\">Government Gazette D\u0384 439\/25.06.2025<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c56e2d2 pbmit-bg-color-yes pbmit-elementor-bg-color-white elementor-section-stretched dtk-content-box pbmit-col-stretched-none pbmit-cursor-color-blackish-color pbmit-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c56e2d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51ef180 pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"51ef180\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fbe85e pbmit-col-stretched-none pbmit-cursor-color-blackish-color pbmit-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fbe85e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b63ba5f pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"b63ba5f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-795298b pbmit-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-pbmit_heading\" data-id=\"795298b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"blue-iris\" data-widget_type=\"pbmit_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pbmit-heading-subheading left pbmit-reverse-heading-yes animation-style4\"><h4 class=\"pbmit-element-subtitle\"><span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t01 Decision 2022\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t<h2 class=\"pbmit-element-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<span>\u00abBLUE IRIS\u00bb Decision<\/span>\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c405aa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c405aa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Regulatory Framework of Strategic Investments, the Safeguarding of Environmental Protection, and Compatibility with Spatial and Urban Planning\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f26eb4 pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"4f26eb4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbad78d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbad78d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2022<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dccc1f pbmit-col-stretched-none pbmit-cursor-color-blackish-color pbmit-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4dccc1f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-064e281 pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"064e281\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc7d811 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc7d811\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u03a0\u0395\u03a1\u0399\u039b\u0397\u03a8\u0397\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be92c4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be92c4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Application before the Council of State seeking the annulment of a Presidential Decree approving a Special Spatial Development Plan for Strategic Investments (ESCHASE) on the island of Mykonos. Article 24 of the Greek Constitution. Sensitive island ecosystems constitute an important component of the natural environment and require careful management and respect for their carrying capacity.<\/p><p>The regulatory framework governing Strategic Investments, through the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) process \u2014 which is carried out during the environmental permitting stage and submitted to public consultation \u2014 ensures environmental protection as a preliminary stage of planning. Subject to certain conditions, deviations from the provisions of a Zone of Urban Control (ZOE) may be permitted.<\/p><p>The ZOE applicable to Mykonos had become outdated, while more recent urban planning legislation had subsequently been enacted. The planning criteria and environmental impacts, in conjunction with all relevant elements of the institutional and regulatory framework, were assessed by the Administration through specifically reasoned findings. <strong>The Court rejected the application.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ac62e elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"70ac62e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><span style=\"color: #0A1D35;font-weight: 600\">Commentary on Council of State Decision <span style=\"font-size:8px\">&#x25CF;<\/span><\/span> No. 2564\/2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><span style=\"color: #0A1D35;font-weight: 600\">Government Gazette D\u0384 <span style=\"font-size:8px\">&#x25CF;<\/span><\/span> 304\/10.06.2020<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0a5f31 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c0a5f31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><span style=\"color: #0A1D35;font-weight: 600\">Location <span style=\"font-size:8px\">&#x25CF;<\/span><\/span> Mykonos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-665c205 pbmit-col-stretched-none pbmit-cursor-color-blackish-color pbmit-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"665c205\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d47b26a pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"d47b26a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25aa5fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25aa5fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">No. 2564\/2022<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84cfd74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84cfd74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Commentary on Council of State Decision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-860d03e pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"860d03e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57678b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57678b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5\u2605<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb03656 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb03656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">five-star hotel complex with ancillary facilities <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0abc9ce pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"0abc9ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86f361a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86f361a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SEIS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f44ad40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f44ad40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Strategic Environmental Impact Study<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-sticky-column-sticky elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb6dbfc pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-jet-sticky-column-settings=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;bb6dbfc&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:true,&quot;topSpacing&quot;:50,&quot;bottomSpacing&quot;:50,&quot;stickyOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}\" data-id=\"bb6dbfc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd2d919 pbmit-animation-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd2d919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mykonos-ano-mera.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4064\" alt=\"Mykonos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mykonos-ano-mera.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mykonos-ano-mera-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mykonos-ano-mera-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mykonos-ano-mera-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mykonos-ano-mera-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mykonos-ano-mera-770x550.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-32e76a4 pbmit-col-stretched-none pbmit-cursor-color-blackish-color pbmit-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32e76a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f99b76 pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"9f99b76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d9e118 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"8d9e118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"dtk-accordion-eng\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1481\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1481\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Summary<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1481\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1481\"><p><strong>I. Background of the Case<\/strong><\/p><p>The case concerned an application for annulment filed by the Municipality of Mykonos against the Presidential Decree approving the Special Spatial Development Plan for Strategic Investments (ESCHASE) entitled \u201cTourism Development in Mykonos\u201d, located in the \u201cKarapetis\u201d area of the Ano Mera Municipal Community, Municipality of Mykonos, Region of South Aegean (Government Gazette D\u0384 304\/10.06.2020).<\/p><p>In summary, the investment proposal included the development of a model five-star hotel complex with ancillary facilities (sports facilities, wellness centre, etc.), as well as the construction of a tourist marina\/shelter for recreational vessels. Following the inclusion of the investment proposal within the Strategic Investments regime pursuant to Decision No. 38\/8.05.2019 of the Interministerial Committee for Strategic Investments (ICSI) (Government Gazette B\u0384 1624), the Strategic Environmental Impact Study (SEIS) of the project was submitted to public consultation and the relevant Presidential Decree was subsequently issued and published in the Government Gazette (D\u0384 304\/10.06.2020). Thereafter, the Municipality of Mykonos filed an application for annulment against the aforementioned Presidential Decree.<\/p><p><strong>II. ESCHASE as an Instrument of Sustainable Investment<\/strong><\/p><p>The Council of State initially emphasized that:<\/p><ol><li>The approval of an ESCHASE enables the planning of a private investment project intended to host activities of strategic importance and scale, following prior assessment of the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the proposed investment in relation to the specific property concerned.<\/li><li>The spatial and urban planning nature of ESCHASE planning instruments serves the objectives of spatial planning frameworks by allowing the organized development of activities within planned areas, as opposed to uncontrolled, fragmented, and consequently dispersed out-of-plan development.<\/li><li>Such planning instruments establish the general rules governing the urban organization of the area under development and constitute the basis for the subsequent implementation of the investment projects.<\/li><li>Through the legally required Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) procedure, environmental approval is achieved by incorporating environmental protection criteria, which are binding upon the subsequent stage of environmental permitting for the individual projects to be implemented within the area concerned.<\/li><\/ol><p>The Court concluded that ESCHASE plans, as instruments falling within the level of urban planning \u2014 at the same level as Local Urban Plans (LUPs) \u2014 constitute:<\/p><ol><li>a form of development-oriented urban planning;<\/li><\/ol><p>and<\/p><ol><li>b) a product of systematic scientific and technical substantiation, safeguarded through the SEA procedure and public consultation with the competent authorities and the public.<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>III. Compatibility with Spatial Planning Frameworks<\/strong><\/p><p>With regard to the ground for annulment alleging that the contested Presidential Decree was contrary to the directions of the Regional Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development Framework for the South Aegean Region (Government Gazette B\u0384 1487\/10.10.2003), the Court held that the spatial planning and zoning of the tourism development within the wider area of interest were adequate, given that due consideration had been given to the guidelines and proposals of the Regional Framework, as well as to the provisions of the subsequently adopted Zone of Urban Control (ZOE), which had itself taken into account the tourism-related directions of the said Framework \u2014 pursuant to which the area was, in principle, considered suitable for tourism development activities.<\/p><p>Furthermore, regarding the allegation that the applicable Regional Framework imposed restrictions on the establishment of new hotel units, the Court clarified that such objective concerned isolated out-of-plan tourism activities and not organized tourism developments implemented through an \u201corganized development mechanism\u201d, as was the case here through the ESCHASE instrument.<\/p><p><strong>IV. Amendments to Local Urban Planning Schemes<\/strong><\/p><p>Due to the special and exclusive legal regime governing ESCHASE plans, pursuant to Article 12(4) of Law 3986\/2011, as made applicable by Article 24(2) of Law 3894\/2010, local urban planning schemes (in this case, the Mykonos Zone of Urban Control \u2013 ZOE) may be amended through an ESCHASE, where such amendment is deemed necessary \u2014 particularly in cases where the existing regulations are outdated, unclear, or the product of insufficient spatial and urban planning.<\/p><p>This possibility is subject to the condition that, when introducing such amendments, the general directions of the applicable Planning Frameworks and Zoning instruments are duly taken into consideration, so as not to undermine:<\/p><ol><li>a) the spatial planning framework applicable to the investment area;<\/li><li>b) the general urban planning structure and organization established under the existing planning schemes; and<\/li><li>c) urban planning or other measures intended to restrict development pressures, as provided under the relevant planning instruments.<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>V. The Carrying Capacity of the Island and the SEA Procedure<\/strong><\/p><p>The Court held that the planning criteria examined within the framework of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) had been assessed by the Administration in conjunction with all relevant elements of the institutional and regulatory framework (including water protection, waste management, etc.), as well as the favorable opinions issued by the competent authorities. Consequently, the necessary environmental terms and guidelines were imposed, to be further specified through the issuance of subsequent administrative acts during the following stage of the implementation of the investment project.<\/p><p>With regard to carrying capacity, the Court clarified that, at the level of the South Aegean Region, such capacity had not been exhausted, nor did the applicable spatial planning framework indicate that tourism development was necessarily restricted or prohibited. Furthermore, the SEA relating to the contested Presidential Decree had scientifically assessed the carrying capacity of Mykonos in relation to urban planning and tourism pressures, as well as urban expansion, both at island level and within the intervention area, on the basis of the applicable legal framework and in the absence of more specific institutional specifications, concluding that the relevant thresholds had not been exceeded \u2014 an assessment which was not contested by the Administration.<\/p><p><strong>VI. Conclusion<\/strong><\/p><p>In rejecting the application for annulment, the Council of State held that ESCHASE plans, as lawfully organized areas for tourism activities and as instruments of urban planning:<\/p><ol><li>a) serve the objectives of spatial planning frameworks (General, Special, and Regional) by facilitating the organized establishment of productive activities within areas subject to planning, as opposed to uncontrolled, fragmented, and dispersed out-of-plan development \u2014 in this case, tourism activities; and<\/li><li>b) constitute the product of systematic scientific and technical substantiation, given that their approval is based upon a series of scientific studies assessed by the Administration, particularly in relation to the environmental impacts of the proposed investment project.<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff001dd pbmit-bg-color-yes pbmit-elementor-bg-color-white elementor-section-stretched dtk-content-box pbmit-col-stretched-none pbmit-cursor-color-blackish-color pbmit-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff001dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a55be79 pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"a55be79\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b44b620 pbmit-col-stretched-none pbmit-cursor-color-blackish-color pbmit-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b44b620\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-def3644 pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"def3644\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e36758b pbmit-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-pbmit_heading\" data-id=\"e36758b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"allatini\" data-widget_type=\"pbmit_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pbmit-heading-subheading left pbmit-reverse-heading-yes animation-style4\"><h4 class=\"pbmit-element-subtitle\"><span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t02 Innovation in urban planning \u00b7 2023\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t<h2 class=\"pbmit-element-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<span>\u201cALLATINI Ceramics\u201d Presidential<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de5694f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de5694f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The \u201cALLATINI\u201d case (as approved by Presidential Decree, see Government Gazette D\u0384 734) concerned the approval by the Council of State of a Presidential Decree for the redevelopment of the \u201cALLATINI Ceramics\u201d area within the Municipality of Thessaloniki.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1780020 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1780020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><span style=\"color: #0A1D35;font-weight: 600\">Government Gazette D\u0384 <span style=\"font-size:8px\">&#x25CF;<\/span><\/span>734<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><span style=\"color: #0A1D35;font-weight: 600\">Location <span style=\"font-size:8px\">&#x25CF;<\/span><\/span> Municipality of Thessaloniki<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3464ef elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c3464ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><span style=\"color: #0A1D35;font-weight: 600\">Character <span style=\"font-size:8px\">&#x25CF;<\/span><\/span> Innovation in urban planning<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-27f1d15 pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"27f1d15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f9735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7f9735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5064b7d pbmit-col-stretched-none pbmit-cursor-color-blackish-color pbmit-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5064b7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-sticky-column-sticky elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c8ab5a pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-jet-sticky-column-settings=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1c8ab5a&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:true,&quot;topSpacing&quot;:50,&quot;bottomSpacing&quot;:50,&quot;stickyOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}\" data-id=\"1c8ab5a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c0939 pbmit-animation-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34c0939\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Picture1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4065\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Picture1.webp 1600w, https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Picture1-300x154.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Picture1-1024x525.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Picture1-768x394.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Picture1-1536x787.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Picture1-770x395.webp 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-65f7319 pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"65f7319\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2192859 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2192859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview of the Case<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-073c8de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"073c8de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The \u201cALLATINI\u201d case (as approved by Presidential Decree, see Government Gazette D\u0384 734) concerned the approval by the Council of State of a Presidential Decree for the redevelopment of the \u201cALLATINI Ceramics\u201d area within the Municipality of Thessaloniki.<\/p><p>This case is of particular significance for several reasons:<\/p><p><strong>Innovation in urban planning:<\/strong>\u00a0For the first time in Greece \u2014 with the exception of the \u201cHellinikon\u201d project \u2014 the development incorporated the approval of three stages of urban planning (Special Urban Plan, Implementation Plan, and Implementation Act) within a single Presidential Decree.<\/p><p><strong>Efficiency and speed of the approval process:<\/strong>\u00a0The entire procedure, from public consultation to the issuance and approval of the Presidential Decree, was completed in less than one year.<\/p><p><strong>Emphasis on cultural heritage protection:<\/strong>\u00a0The development plan placed particular emphasis on safeguarding the cultural heritage of the \u201cALLATINI Ceramics\u201d monuments, including, inter alia, the construction of a 100-metre landmark building.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1567377 pbmit-col-stretched-none pbmit-cursor-color-blackish-color pbmit-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1567377\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-13d3152 pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"13d3152\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c098fb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c098fb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3 stages<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-157889f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"157889f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">of urban planning<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd87c05 pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"dd87c05\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c43b50c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c43b50c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">&lt; 1 year<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c22e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36c22e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">was complete<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-12c2364 pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"12c2364\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d27d5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d27d5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">100 m.\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c0278c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c0278c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">landmark building.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-33a7871 pbmit-col-stretched-none pbmit-cursor-color-blackish-color pbmit-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33a7871\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3896674 pbmit-bg-color-yes pbmit-elementor-bg-color-white pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"3896674\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f05e96d elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"f05e96d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"dtk-accordion-eng\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2521\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2521\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\"> Detailed Examination<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2521\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2521\"><p><strong>Innovation of the Project and Establishment of a Precedent<\/strong><\/p><p>The ALLATINI project establishes an important precedent in Greek urban planning practice, as it incorporates multiple stages of planning within a single Presidential Decree, thereby demonstrating efficiency and innovation in administrative procedures.<\/p><p>Furthermore, this approach differs from the more fragmented procedure observed in the BLUE IRIS case.<\/p><p><strong>Environmental and Cultural Heritage Considerations<\/strong><\/p><p>As in the BLUE IRIS decision, the ALLATINI project demonstrates an effort to strike a balance between development objectives and the protection of the environment and cultural heritage.<\/p><p>In particular, the development includes the creation of an urban green park, as well as the construction of a landmark high-rise building, designed to upgrade the wider area and safeguard the monument site.<\/p><p>Within this context, specialized legal and technical substantiation was prepared in relation to the high-rise building, highlighting the project\u2019s commitment to respecting the historical and cultural significance of the area.<\/p><p><strong>Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)<\/strong><\/p><p>Similarly to the BLUE IRIS case, the ALLATINI project was subject to a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) procedure, ensuring that the environmental impacts were properly assessed and addressed.<\/p><p>This reflects a consistent trend within Greek urban planning practice towards environmental sustainability.<\/p><p><strong>Urban Development and Public Benefit<\/strong><\/p><p>Finally, the \u201cALLATINI\u201d project seeks to introduce a metropolitan character to the wider area, in a manner comparable to the objectives pursued in the BLUE IRIS case, where urban planning instruments were utilized for the organization and upgrading of tourism activities.<\/p><p><strong>III. Conclusion<\/strong><\/p><p>Consequently, the \u201cALLATINI\u201d case constitutes an important milestone in urban planning practice in Greece, as it highlights efficiency, innovation, and a balanced approach between development and environmental protection.<\/p><p>At the same time, it reflects the continuously evolving reality of urban development in Greece, placing particular emphasis on the integration of cultural heritage protection and environmental considerations into contemporary urban planning projects.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42f5400 pbmit-bg-color-yes pbmit-elementor-bg-color-white elementor-section-stretched dtk-content-box pbmit-col-stretched-none pbmit-cursor-color-blackish-color pbmit-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42f5400\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f46bf6d pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"f46bf6d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-924b808 pbmit-col-stretched-none pbmit-cursor-color-blackish-color pbmit-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"924b808\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eea66ac pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"eea66ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-184f0e3 pbmit-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-pbmit_heading\" data-id=\"184f0e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"ccc-ioannina\" data-widget_type=\"pbmit_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pbmit-heading-subheading left pbmit-reverse-heading-yes animation-style4\"><h4 class=\"pbmit-element-subtitle\"><span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t03 Climate \u00b7 2022\u20132023\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t<h2 class=\"pbmit-element-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\tThe Pivotal Role of DTK Law Firm in Advancing the City Climate Contract (CCC) Initiative of the Municipality of Ioannina\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9198ff8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9198ff8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The candidacy of the city of Ioannina within the European Programme \u201c100 Climate-Neutral Cities\u201d was successful, as in 2022 the European Commission selected the cities of Ioannina, Athens, Thessaloniki, Kalamata, Kozani, and Trikala to participate in the EU Mission \u201cClimate-Neutral and Smart Cities\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cc933c elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9cc933c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><span style=\"color: #0A1D35;font-weight: 600\">Programm <span style=\"font-size:8px\">&#x25CF;<\/span><\/span> Innovation in urban planning<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><span style=\"color: #0A1D35;font-weight: 600\">Location <span style=\"font-size:8px\">&#x25CF;<\/span><\/span> City of Ioannina<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><span style=\"color: #0A1D35;font-weight: 600\">Submission CCC <span style=\"font-size:8px\">&#x25CF;<\/span><\/span>  September 2023<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-53ebe65 pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"53ebe65\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d234a45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d234a45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f394b28 pbmit-col-stretched-none pbmit-cursor-color-blackish-color pbmit-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f394b28\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-53be8eb pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"53be8eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9799d4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9799d4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE PROJECT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9f3f9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9f3f9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>DTK Law Firm, in collaboration with the Department of Architecture of the University of Patras and distinguished academics, actively participated in the preparation of the candidacy dossier. The proposal examined, inter alia, comparative legal examples of Climate Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding from other European jurisdictions, involving neighboring municipalities, institutional stakeholders, organizations, and civil society actors.<\/p><p>Ioannina is among the six Greek cities expected to undergo substantial and transformative change in the coming years, operating as a pilot project.<\/p><p>The selected cities will gain international visibility, acquire the opportunity to redefine their identity through city re-branding, and function as model transformation hubs for innovation, adopting new forms of governance and developing a new economic model for climate action.<\/p><p>At both European and national level, the market is expected to shift towards climate-friendly investments, while holistic urban planning solutions, smart technologies, and urban modelling tools will be promoted. This initiative constitutes a unique opportunity capable of securing additional European funding resources, strengthening sustainable development, and contributing to the regeneration of Ioannina and the establishment of a strong city identity aligned with its European future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8997c85 pbmit-col-stretched-none pbmit-cursor-color-blackish-color pbmit-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8997c85\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5b26a6 pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"b5b26a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-781e634 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"781e634\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">100<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d7c7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79d7c7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-627fefc pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"627fefc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32aac30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32aac30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74665c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74665c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Greek cities expected to undergo substantial and transformative change in the coming years, operating as a pilot project<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a398d4 pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"9a398d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bdcf28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bdcf28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">09\/2023\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecd98d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ecd98d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Submission of the City Climate Contract (CCC)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-sticky-column-sticky elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-34c470c pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-jet-sticky-column-settings=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;34c470c&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:true,&quot;topSpacing&quot;:50,&quot;bottomSpacing&quot;:50,&quot;stickyOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}\" data-id=\"34c470c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f899973 pbmit-animation-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f899973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Climate.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4066\" alt=\"Climate\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Climate.png 980w, https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Climate-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Climate-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Climate-770x385.png 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">EU Mission \u201cClimate-Neutral &amp; Smart Cities\u201d \u2014 Horizon Europe Missions, \u0395\u03c5\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03b1\u03ca\u03ba\u03ae \u0395\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c0\u03ae<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e2b123 pbmit-col-stretched-none pbmit-cursor-color-blackish-color pbmit-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e2b123\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1174306 pbmit-bg-color-yes pbmit-elementor-bg-color-white pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"1174306\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d0a5a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"8d0a5a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"dtk-accordion-eng\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1471\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1471\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Key Contributions of DTK Law Firm<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1471\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1471\"><p><strong>Central Role in Project Planning and Management<\/strong><\/p><p>Throughout 2023, DTK Law Firm played a pivotal role in supporting the Municipality of Ioannina in the preparation and submission of the requirements list for the City Climate Contract (CCC). The Firm undertook the overall project management and coordinated a multidisciplinary team of experts consisting of lawyers, engineers, urban planners, architects, and economists. This collaborative approach proved critical for the drafting and development of the Municipality\u2019s CCC.<\/p><p><strong>Ensuring Compliance with the Applicable Regulatory Framework<\/strong><\/p><p>DTK Law Firm ensured that the actions and measures envisaged under the CCC were aligned with the applicable international, European Union, and national legal frameworks. In this context, specialized legal research was conducted in order to identify potential legislative and regulatory gaps, while targeted proposals were formulated to address them, thereby ensuring the full legal compliance of the project.<\/p><p><strong>Selection of the Municipality of Ioannina and Participation in the European Commission Mission<\/strong><\/p><p>The Municipality of Ioannina was selected by the European Commission within the framework of the initiative \u201c100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030\u201d. With the legal and strategic management support of DTK Law Firm, the Municipality proceeded with the preparation of the City Climate Contract, which is currently under evaluation by the European Commission.<\/p><p><strong>Participation in an International Conference and Strategic Development<\/strong><\/p><p>The project team, under the coordination of DTK Law Firm, participated in the \u201cClimate-Neutral and Smart Cities 2023\u201d Conference in Brussels, where it presented a detailed proposal and roadmap for the transition of Ioannina towards climate neutrality. This participation enabled the establishment of important contacts with European Commission officials and specialised professionals in the sector.<\/p><p><strong>Submission of the City Climate Contract (CCC)<\/strong><\/p><p>The City Climate Contract, managed and coordinated by DTK Law Firm, was submitted in September 2023. This comprehensive strategic plan included an Action Plan, an Investment Plan, and commitments from both the public and private sectors aimed at supporting the sustainable transformation of the city.<\/p><p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p><p>Overall, the successful progress of the city of Ioannina highlights the pivotal role of DTK Law Firm in guiding and managing the efforts of the Municipality of Ioannina towards the preparation and implementation of a strategic and legally substantiated Climate Contract, fully aligned with the city\u2019s sustainability objectives and the broader European climate initiatives.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0afcb2a pbmit-bg-color-yes pbmit-elementor-bg-color-white elementor-section-stretched dtk-content-box pbmit-col-stretched-none pbmit-cursor-color-blackish-color pbmit-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0afcb2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed2188c pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"ed2188c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-87c4f29 pbmit-col-stretched-none pbmit-cursor-color-blackish-color pbmit-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87c4f29\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-38dd463 pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"38dd463\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a6f4b2 pbmit-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-pbmit_heading\" data-id=\"7a6f4b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"costa-nopia\" data-widget_type=\"pbmit_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pbmit-heading-subheading left pbmit-reverse-heading-yes animation-style4\"><h4 class=\"pbmit-element-subtitle\"><span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t04 Strategic Investment \u00b7 2025\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t<h2 class=\"pbmit-element-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\tStrategic Investment \u2013 Approval by the Council of State &amp; Issuance of Presidential Decree \u2013 2025\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56e3847 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56e3847\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The issuance of the Presidential Decree for the \u201cCOSTA NOPIA\u201d Strategic Investment (Government Gazette D\u0384 439\/25.06.2025) marks the official approval of a \u20ac300 million investment in the tourism and holiday residence sector by LEPTOS ESTATES, within the Municipality of Platanias, Chania.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7389cbe elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"7389cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><span style=\"color: #0A1D35;font-weight: 600\">Government Gazette D\u0384 <span style=\"font-size:8px\">&#x25CF;<\/span><\/span> 439\/25.06.2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><span style=\"color: #0A1D35;font-weight: 600\">Investment <span style=\"font-size:8px\">&#x25CF;<\/span><\/span> LEPTOS ESTATES<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><span style=\"color: #0A1D35;font-weight: 600\">Location <span style=\"font-size:8px\">&#x25CF;<\/span><\/span> Municipality of Platanias, Chania<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><span style=\"color: #0A1D35;font-weight: 600\">Support DTK <span style=\"font-size:8px\">&#x25CF;<\/span><\/span>2010\u20132025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-de61346 pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"de61346\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70906eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70906eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-82f1e3b pbmit-col-stretched-none pbmit-cursor-color-blackish-color pbmit-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82f1e3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-sticky-column-sticky elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc44668 pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-jet-sticky-column-settings=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;bc44668&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:true,&quot;topSpacing&quot;:50,&quot;bottomSpacing&quot;:50,&quot;stickyOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}\" data-id=\"bc44668\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59f0132 pbmit-animation-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"59f0132\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sea-1024x683-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4067\" alt=\"sea\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sea-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sea-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sea-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sea-1024x683-1-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.dtklawfirm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sea-1024x683-1-770x514.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-076bc2b pbmit-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"076bc2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00972db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00972db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE PROJECT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b5865d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b5865d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>DTK Law Firm provided long-term legal support and project coordination, from the preliminary planning stage (2010) through the environmental permitting process and the final issuance of the Presidential Decree, ensuring full compliance with environmental, spatial planning, and urban planning legislation.<\/p><p>The project, organized into three (3) development zones with a total surface area of 1,130,432.76 sq.m., includes luxury hotel facilities, holiday residences, extensive green areas, coastal and hiking routes, as well as innovative agricultural installations. 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In this way, COSTA NOPIA is designed to operate as a catalyst for the economic and environmental upgrading of the wider area.<\/p><p><strong>Priority to Public-Interest Infrastructure &amp; Carrying Capacity<\/strong><\/p><p>Priority was given to public-interest infrastructure and shared-use facilities in order to ensure the functional integration of the project within the wider spatial unit. At the same time, the systematic monitoring of environmental carrying capacity guarantees ecological protection and the long-term sustainability of the development.<\/p><p><strong>Findings of the Council of State<\/strong><\/p><p>In the course of its legality review, the Council of State confirmed:<\/p><p>the superiority of the Special Spatial Development Plan for Strategic Investments (ESCHASE) mechanism over alternative spatial planning tools (such as PERPO schemes and fragmented out-of-plan development), as it provides stronger guarantees in terms of environmental protection and planning coherence;<\/p><p>the compatibility of the project with the Regional Spatial Planning Framework of Crete, which supports the development of high-quality and thematic tourism;<\/p><p>the legally sound delineation of stream boundaries (riparian zones), ensuring full compliance with environmental legislation and the protection of natural ecosystems.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Long-Term Vision for Sustainable Development<\/strong><\/p><p>The project reflects an intergenerational approach to development:<\/p><ul><li>a previous generation laid the foundations by safeguarding the land and respecting spatial planning principles and regulations;<\/li><li>a younger generation is now implementing a fully lawful project, embedded within the principles of sustainability and environmental responsibility.<\/li><\/ul><p>Finally, local and regional authorities issued unanimous favorable opinions, while timely consultation with the competent authorities contributed to the prompt resolution of critical issues and the adoption of best regulatory practices.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>01 \u2014 2022 \u201cBLUE IRIS\u201d Decision State Decision No. 2564\/2022 \u00b7Mykonos 02 \u2014 2023 ALLATINI Ceramics \u201cALLATINI Ceramics\u201d Presidential Decree \u00b7 Thessaloniki 03 \u2014 2022\u20132023 City Climate Contract EU Mission \u00b7 Municipality of Ioannina 04 \u2014 2025 \u201cCOSTA NOPIA\u201d Strategic Investment Government Gazette D\u0384 439\/25.06.2025 01 Decision 2022 \u00abBLUE IRIS\u00bb Decision The Regulatory Framework of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2901,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-2817","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - 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