One of the institutional cases that has preoccupied the Municipality of Kythira over the past year was brought before the Administrative Court of Appeal of Piraeus yesterday, but was not discussed, as the trial postponed until February 2026. The case concerns the application for annulment filed by the municipal councilors. Zacharias Souris and Nikolaos Magoulas, demanding full access to all the minutes of the Municipal Council from 2014 to 2024.
In the application for annulment, the two applicants argue that the President of the Municipal Council, Kostas Kapsalis, failed to respond within the deadline to their request for the minutes to be made available and that this failure violates fundamental principles of administrative operation, such as transparency and good governance. The 14-page document thoroughly analyzes the relevant legal obligations and arguments regarding «failure to act.».
The issue is of great interest, as it concerns elected officials' access to material directly related to the accountability and functioning of the Municipal Council for the past decade.
Meanwhile, the Municipality of Kythira has already prepared its legal defense. As evidenced by Decision 151/2025 of the Municipal Committee, the Municipality has appointed lawyer Antonios Semitekolos to represent it in the trial (for a fee of €800 plus VAT), while the relevant recommendation by the Mayor of Kythira, Efstratios Charhalakis, confirms the seriousness of the case for the municipal authority.
Although the debate did not take place yesterday, the postponement until February 2026 keeps the issue at the forefront. The Administrative Court of Appeal's decision is expected to have a significant impact not only on the case of the two municipal councilors, but also on how the rules of transparency, access to documents, and control of the administration are applied in practice.
