“The court found the revocation of the concession to be lawful because the documents in the case file show that the Ministers of Culture in 1982 and 1996 gave the property to SEA solely because of the actions of their archaeologist members. with his monument. Furthermore, they have never given SEAA, directly or indirectly, the right to dispose of property to third parties for their actions. Despite this, SEQ has systematically and for a long time given the monument to third parties for their activities of any nature.
This is stated in the information of the Press Service of the Ministry of Culture, as highlighted, “The full text of the decision of the Council No. 761/2024 from the Office of the Legal Adviser of the Ministry of Culture on behalf of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the Hellenic Association of Archaeologists (SEA) of the concession of the property characterized as a “work of art” in Ermou 134-136 The State which confirmed its cancellation is ‘and a more recent monument declared’.
According to that announcement, the following are clearly mentioned and taken into account in the decision:
“1. Actions of third parties within the monument (indicator: Alsace, Mexico, various markets, school events, book sales) voluntarily reported to the Minister of Culture by the (then) president of the SEA in his letter dated 120/4.8.2023 . and so on.),
2. Actions of third parties within the monument established by the National Transparency Agency and/or proven by the evidence of the work materials (indicative and paid: sale of Yoga products, party of Greek Photojournalists, cake cutting of the residents of Castagna, feast of Ikariotes, meeting of the Accountants Union, etc.) ,
3. The written statement of the (then) President of SEA to the Minister of Culture dated 4.8.2023 that the incident of 18.7.2023 related to the crash of Pylos was a third party event and furthermore that SEA agreed to undertake the third party protection and arrangement of the monument by party organizers, musicians and even guests of the event,
4. Continuation of illegal concessions to third parties by SEQ of the monument even after the administration withdrew the concession. The decision states that the SEA, after the overturned decision, allocated the monument to a group presenting itself as the March 8 Assembly, a feminist party.
5. Written invitation of the Minister of Culture dated 11.8.2024 to the SEA, if he wishes, to submit a request for the concession of the headquarters and property no. 153/15.9.2023 document of the (then) President of the SEA, with which he informed the Minister that the SEA did not want the property for the headquarters, but only for the temporary residence and specifically for the period until the decision of the Council. Ministers are given. (SEA confirms this option in the Press Release dated 31.10.2023). It is reported that the Ministry gave the property located at 19 Panos Street, where SEA’s archive and library are located, to the use of SEA, and at the same time undertook in writing to return it to the Ministry exactly on the third calendar day after the issuance of the document. Judgment of SC, without any violation or other process. However, the SEA has violated this temporary concession, as the decision of the SC No. 761/2024 has been published since 29.5.2024, but the SEA has not yet designated the property at 19 Panos Street.”
Finally, as the announcement from the Press Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues, “and with regard to the trade union rights enjoyed by the SEA, the Court found that a trade union, which is considered to be the basic condition required by law for a trade union, does not even exist, that is, in the Books of Trade Union Organizations of the country registration. It is emphasized that the SEA never denied that it was not registered in the books in question, but stated that the Court considered this finding “irrelevant” (Press release dated 31.5.2024).
Following the above, the country’s Supreme Court of Cassation concluded that the SEA can operate freely, in accordance with its charter objectives, and not within the framework of the Ermou 134-136 monument, where it systematically violated its concession,” the announcement reads. concludes.