The current regions were established in July 1986 (the Presidential Decree officially establishing them was signed in 1987), by decision of then-Interior Minister Menios Koutsogiorgas as a second-level administrative entities, complementing the prefectures (Law 1622/1986).
As rexións actuais establecéronse en xullo de 1986 (o Decreto Presidencial que as establece oficialmente foi asinado en 1987), por decisión do entón ministro do Interior Menios Koutsogiorgas como entidades administrativas un segundo nivel, como complemento das prefecturas (Lei 1622/1986).