After a demonstration on the use of an innovative new digital application for use in the judicial system, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday congratulated Justice Minister George Floridis on the introduction of a system that he said would make life easier for both the legal profession and ordinary citizens.

Mitsotakis was shown how the new digital case file works at a lawyer’s office in Athens and noted that the new system saved time, enhanced transparency and reduced bureaucracy. He had the opportunity to watch lawyer Vasilis Apostolidis file a suit relating to the land cadastre using his computer in just 10 minutes. As Apostolidis explained, until now this was a process that would have required at least two working days, as it would require that the necessary documents be physically taken to the relevant services by himself and his associates, as well as the printing of hundreds of pages.

The prime minister was briefed on the design and operation of the ‘digital case file’ by Floridis, Digital Governance Minister Dimitris Papastergiou and Deputy Justice Minister Ioannis Bougas, as part of an upgrade and expansion of the Comprehensive System for Managing Civil and Criminal Justice Cases that greatly speeds up delivery of justice and enhances transparency. The target is that the system, in addition to speeding up cases, also reduces the bureaucracy involved, saving work hours and resources for a positive environmental footprint.
Following the demonstration, the prime minister said:

“Let me congratulate the justice ministry, with great support from the digital affairs ministry and the minister, Mr. Papastergiou, for this excellent initiative. We often talk about how justice has made the transition to the digital age and the 21st century. And here, I think, we truly have a leap that makes things easier for all involved, lawyers, judges and court staff.

We save time, reduce bureaucracy, promote transparency and I think that this is also the best proof of how we can also use European resources for important projects that allow us to effect justice’s transition to an entirely new age.

Therefore, congratulations to all who worked to put this project into action and we obviously hope that all deadlines are met so that the digital file covers the entire spectrum of court cases, which is expected to happen by 2027.”

Floridis responded by thanking the prime minister for his valuable support, noting that the changes made had been due for about a century, while the system now put into operation “does not exist anywhere else,” meaning that Greece was now taking the lead globally, not simply following.

Papastergiou pointed out that lawyers and judges could now access the information they need about a case at a single point, without entering numerous platforms.

The digital case file gathers all case-file documents in electronic form, giving all judicial officials and lawyers access to all documents with a single click, instead of the dozens of work hours and thousands of photocopied pages previous required for every judicial act. The documents stored in the electronic file carry proof of submission and printouts are considered official and verifiable copies.

All civil proceedings will be included in the new system as of April 1, 2026 – in other words, 60% of all court cases – and this will be extended to all court cases by 2027.