The State Council Assembly held that the construction of “The Mall” shopping center in Marousi is unconstitutional and illegal due to a number of violations and omissions. Judicial officers claimed that these problems can be overcome so that the shopping will not be demolished.

According to the State Council’s ruling, a necessary environmental impact study the shopping center had not been conducted, while the court also discovered a number of urban planning violations and omissions regarding construction, which go against Greek and European legislation.

As a result the State Council has cancelled the shopping center’s construction permit, but argued that the legal problems can be overcome by conducting the necessary study now, in order to avoid having to demolish it.