Work has been carried out in the last two years
The building complex of Athens Court (Former Evelpidon School) today was visited by Justice Minister George Floridis, Deputy Minister of Justice Ioannis Bougas and Secretary General of Justice Pelops Laskos, and found the significant progress of renovation and improvement work.
The Leadership of the Ministry of Justice visited the Athens Court of First Instance to examine and be informed of the renovation work of the buildings that have been held in the last two years and was welcomed by the President of the Three -Member Council of Administration of the Athens Court of First Instance Christopher Linos.
During the tour of the historic building complex, which was built around the late 19th century and has been housing the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Athens Court of First Instance, according to a statement from the Ministry of Justice, the significant progress of the renovation and improvement of the operations were found.
The total cost of the work already done is more than € 2.2 million, and an additional € 20 million has been approved for further work upgrades and reinforcement of the Athens Court of First Instance in the former Evelpidon School and Loukareos Street (formerly).
Justice Minister George Floridis said in his statements: “We started the projects for upgrading the courts in 2023 when we undertook. This building complex, which is an architectural monument to Greece, must be maintained and preserved well.
It is a great architectural monument. Now, some buildings have been renovated externally and their beauty has emerged. We will complete the external renovation in the other buildings of the Evelpidon School. Some will be diverted to become regular installations and then begin the overall task of restoring this area, where we want, perhaps, the best judicial plains in Europe by 2027.
This means work that will cost about 20 million to allow the Evelpidon School to highlight its architectural character but, above all, to have a justice, which will operate in facilities that are worthy of its great mission. “
Asked what this upgrade means to the citizen, Mr. Floridis replied: “For the citizen it means easier access, beautiful and decent spaces where the cases will be tried. Also, for lawyers, judges and judicial officials, who will work in decent areas. It is a project that will be completed, as I told you, in two years from now. “
For his part, Mr Bougas said: “The Ministry of Justice, as you know, implements a very large program, 550m euros, for its property buildings, for which it derives national resources and European funds, mainly from the recovery fund. As part of this program, we ensure access to all judicial formations of Attica.
We want courts that will be safe and accessible to the legal world and citizens. The legal world of Athens, and in particular the citizens of Athens in two years from today, we hope that they will have courts under dignified, accessible and secure conditions at the least possible costs and at the least environmental burden.
I am satisfied with both the works and their course. What you see are works of the last two years mainly. But I am also very pleased and optimistic about the operation of the judicial map, because, as you know, the Athens Court of First Instance, the Courts in the Evelpidon, are acting as criminal courts. “
At the same time, Mr Laskos said: “First of all I would like to say that it is no coincidence that three weeks ago in his Sunday message, the prime minister was named Tachic. We are talking about a new Tachic that is now able to fund serious work in all courts in the country with immediate priority in the Attica courts.
So here we have gone through a process of upgrading all the buildings of the former Evelpidon School. During the work we discovered a Chiller fountain behind the digital shelves, which will emerge and come to its natural position. Our priorities this summer are to ensure accessibility to all buildings by restoring the surroundings. “
Finally, Mr Linos said: “After more than 40 years since the Athens Court of First Instance has been relocated to the former School of Evelpidon, we have the first serious effort to overall restore the central seat of the Athens Court of First Instance, the architectural value of which is special. Let me point out that the buildings of the former Evelpidon School are the work of leading architect Ernesto Tsiller.
To date, five of the total twelve buildings have been restored. Exterior surfaces and roofs have been fully restored. Three elevators have been placed in buildings, which have been deprived of for decades, resulting in the overthrow of judges, lawyers, judicial officials and citizens.
After this effort is completed, I expect that we will have a court that meets the demands of the country’s largest primary court and one of Europe’s largest courts. “