 During his term, the elected prefectural self-government by the people was first introduced in Greece.Kouris was head of the delegation of Greek local self-government in the Council of Europe (1993–1994) and a member of the presiding board of the Committee of Regions of the European Union (1994–1995).From 1995 to 1997, he was an advisor to the leader of the New Democracy party and Chairman of the KETA (Central Committee of Local Self-government) of New Democracy.