ALAVERA AND OTHERS v. GREECE

 Published on 30 October 2023

THIRD SECTION

Application no. 49138/18
Stamatoula ALAVERA and Others
against Greece
lodged on 27 August 2018
communicated on 10 October 2023

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The application concerns the tacit refusal of the Court of Cassation to seek a preliminary ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The applicants, defendants in an appeal on points of law lodged by the Greek State, invited the Court of Cassation by their written submissions to seek a preliminary ruling from the CJEU on the correct interpretation of Council Directive 1999/70/EC of 28 June 1999 concerning the framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP and its application on their case. The domestic court granted the Greek State’s appeal on points of law by decision 379/2018, which was finalised on 27 February 2018, without mentioning the applicants’ referral request and without giving reasons for its refusal to seek a preliminary ruling.

QUESTION TO THE PARTIES

Did the fact that the Court of Cassation gave no reasons for its refusal of the applicants’ request to seek a preliminary ruling with the CJEU render the proceedings unfair, in violation of Art 6 § 1 of the Convention (see Sanofi Pasteur v. France, no. 25137/16, §§ 67-68, 13 February 2020, and Georgiou v. Greece, no. 57378/18, 14 March 2023)?

APPENDIX

LIST OF APPLICANTS

No.

Applicant’s Name

Year of birth

Nationality

Place of residence

1.

Stamatoula ALAVERA

1973

Greek

Agia Paraskevi

2.

Eleni EFTHYMIOU

1951

Greek

Chrysovitsa Ioannina

3.

Aggeliki DIMA

1965

Greek

Nikaia

4.

Georgia ZOUPI

1955

Greek

Nea Kallikratia

5.

Chrysi DRETAKI

1955

Greek

Iraklio

6.

Zambia GRIGORIOU-THEMELI

1957

Greek

Iraklio Kritis

7.

Styliani VELIVASAKI

1957

Greek

Gazi Irakliou

8.

Eleftheria KARGAKI

1954

Greek

Gazi Irakliou

9.

Chariklia KALFA

1948

Greek

Drama

10.

Eleni VLACHOPOULOU-MALATHRA

1950

Greek

Thessaloniki

11.

Niki ANASTASIOU

1954

Greek

Larissa

12.

Paraskevi KASORI

1961

Greek

Xylokastro

13.

Triantafyllia GIOROUKIDOU

1959

Greek

Orestiada

14.

Olymbia GIOVANI

1960

Greek

Palaio Faliro

15.

Stella GIDAKOU

1949

Greek

Zakynthos

16.

Trisevgeni ANDRIOPOULOU

1952

Greek

Ano Achaia Achaias

17.

Maria GRAVALA

1963

Greek

Thessaloniki

18.

Maria GEORGOPOULOU

1959

Greek

Krestena Ilias

19.

Chrysanou VERGIDOU

1956

Greek

Thessaloniki

20.

Georgios VARIS

1975

Greek

Thessaloniki

21.

Eleni VARI

1952

Greek

Thessaloniki

22.

Argyro GENTZOGLOU

1956

Greek

Podochori Kavalas

23.

Gera GABISONIA

1961

Greek

Nea Kallikratia

24.

Anthoula GAMVRELA

1954

Greek

Kozani

25.

Georgia APOSTOLOPOULOU

1973

Greek

Pyrgos

26.

Paraskevi KATSIOULI

1956

Greek

Larissa

27.

Sevasti GARDIKOU

1961

Greek

Ioannina

28.

Afroditi ALEXANDRAKI

1973

Greek

Chania

29.

Evagelia KARAMINTZIOU

1948

Greek

Palamas Karditsas

30.

Eleni DARMA-PAPAVASILIOU

1953

Greek

Patra

31.

Maria GROPA-ALEKOU

1950

Greek

Athens

32.

Eleni VLACHOU

1965

Greek

Chalkidiki

33.

Ioanna ANTONAKOPOULOU

1965

Greek

Ano Liosia

34.

Niki KAMBOLI

1961

Greek

Ano Liosia

35.

Antonia KARAPROIMOU

1953

Greek

Eleftheroupoli Kavalas

36.

Anetta KANELLOPOULOU

1953

Greek

Demenika Patron

37.

Sofia GRIGORIADOU

1957

Greek

Kyrgia Dramas

38.

Kyriaki ANTONAKOU

1961

Greek

Iraklio Kritis

39.

Styliani KARAGIANNI

1951

Greek

Xirolivado Amfilochias

40.

Vagelis GIOVANIS

1961

Greek

Thessaloniki

41.

Maria KARNAVA

1959

Greek

Ioannina

42.

Galatia KARATSOMBANI

1962

Greek

Kavala

43.

Aikaterini KARAKOSTA

1957

Greek

Palamas Karditsas

44.

Maria GEORGEDAKI

1956

Greek

Alikianos Dimou Platania

45.

Ermioni VAMVOUKAKI

1945

Greek

Gazi Irakliou

46.

Georgia ARAMBATZI

1948

Greek

Agios Petros Kilkis

47.

Vasiliki KARIKA

1959

Greek

Thessaloniki

48.

Aglaia GOUNARI

1952

Greek

Podochori Kavalas

49.

Chrysanthi GEROMOSCHOU

1962

Greek

Thessaloniki

50.

Ira ARZOUMANOVA

1969

Greek

Thessaloniki

51.

Eleni DESPOTOULI-NTINI

1963

Greek

Athens

52.

Maria APOSTOLOU-DIMITRIOU

1952

Greek

Digeliotika Aigialias

53.

Kalliopi KARAMITSIOU

1972

Greek

Thessaloniki

54.

Areti KARAMETSI

1949

Greek

Agios Dimitrios

55.

Eleni EXARCHOU

1952

Greek

Athens

56.

Anna DOVRI-KOUGIOUMTZIDOU

1955

Greek

Thessaloniki

57.

Georgia GIANNATSELI

1965

Greek

Tripoli

58.

Vasiliki ANASTASELOU

1957

Greek

Preveza

 

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