The Council of State, Greece’s highest administrative court, has cut the average time needed to complete a case by nearly nine months in two years, while also reducing its backlog, according to figures covering 2023-2025.
The average case-completion time fell from 1,232.45 days in 2023 to 971.86 days in 2025. Although the figure rose slightly from 963.39 days in 2024, it remained about 260 days lower than in 2023.
The improvement followed a series of measures adopted by the court’s plenary session, which set specific targets focused on resolving older cases and reducing the accumulated caseload. The court also expanded the use of procedural admissibility filters for appeals and relied more heavily on council procedures for less significant cases. That approach allowed faster decisions while freeing judicial time for more complex matters.
Efforts also included a more efficient use of court personnel, including greater participation by rapporteurs in drafting council decisions. The plenary session also intervened in the drafting process itself, reducing the length of rulings and issuing guidance that was sent to all administrative courts to support more effective judicial output.
The figures show a sustained pace of case clearance. In 2023, the court completed 3,407 cases, compared with 3,028 new filings. In 2024, it completed 3,991 cases while receiving about 3,050 new ones. In 2025, it completed 3,803 cases against 3,377 new filings.
