AINALI AND OTHERS v. GREECE

 Published on 30 October 2023

THIRD SECTION

Application no. 49134/18
Fevronia AINALI 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 378/2018, 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.

Fevronia AINALI

1964

Greek

Thessaloniki

2.

Aikaterini PAFOULIA-FERENTINOU

1963

Greek

Kesariani

3.

Grigoris BRATSIS

1954

Greek

Athens

4.

Aliki BOURI

1960

Greek

Athens

5.

Olymbia KANDILA

1964

Greek

Kolindros Pierias

6.

Sofia ZOUPI

1955

Greek

Kallikratia

7.

Aikaterini ALEXIOU

1956

Greek

Doliana Ioanninon

8.

Vasiliki MANTZIOU-STEFOU

1951

Greek

Spata Attikis

9.

Athina NIKOPOULOU

1949

Greek

Petroupoli

10.

Dimitra INTA

1956

Greek

Paiania Attikis

11.

Maria ZAPROU

1953

Greek

Serres

12.

Eleni DIMITRELOU

1961

Greek

Markopoulo Attikis

13.

Georgia XIROU

1951

Greek

Zografou

14.

Erasmia KATAKI-MAKRYGIANNAKI

1968

Greek

Chania

15.

Eleni VARI

1952

Greek

Livadi Thessalonikis

16.

Ourania KARAVASILI

1971

Greek

Sidirokastro Serron

17.

Aikaterini POURNARA

1961

Greek

Peristeri

18.

Zoi MICHAILIDOU-BOULIOPOULOU

1964

Greek

Athens

19.

Maria KATSOULI

1951

Greek

Iraklio

20.

Athanasia DIMITROPOULOU

1965

Greek

Pyrgos Ilias

21.

Frideriki GAVGIOTAKI-KINOPOULOU

1947

Greek

Thessaloniki

22.

Ioanna ALEXANDRI

1953

Greek

Pyrgos Ilias

23.

Dimitrios ANTONIADIS

1949

Greek

Serres

24.

Venetia PARISSOU

1953

Greek

Neos Kosmos

25.

Eleni XANTHOPOULOU

1963

Greek

Aspropyrgos

26.

Irmonta BOLANO

1953

Greek

Athens

27.

Maria MAVRIKI

1949

Greek

Piraeus

28.

Paraskevi KARASAVVIDOU-PODIKOGLOU

1951

Greek

Thessaloniki

29.

Eleni GIAMOUZI

1958

Greek

Katerini

30.

Simela ORFANIDOU

1955

Greek

Kamatero

31.

Athina BANTI

1955

Greek

Kesariani

32.

Anastasia MELIDONI

1966

Greek

Kallithea

33.

Chrysafo MALIGOURA

1955

Greek

Agios Artemios

34.

Rozalia KAMBITSI-BOURATOGLOU

1961

Greek

Athens

35.

Maria GALIOURI-SAKIZOGLOU

1957

Greek

Serres

36.

Eleni PAPAZAFIRI-KAVGA

1960

Greek

Galatsi

37.

Evdokia VENETIDOU

1952

Greek

Thessaloniki

38.

Theodora ARCHONTAKI

1948

Greek

Chania

39.

Eleni ARAMBATZI

1958

Greek

Kato Agios Ioannis Pierias

40.

Vasiliki PAPPA-CHORMOVITOU

1961

Greek

Kato Petralona

41.

Aikaterini MANTZOUTSOU

1962

Greek

Athens

42.

Anatoli KARAGIANNIDOU

1959

Greek

Sykies Thessalonikis

43.

Sofia DASKALOPOULOU

1945

Greek

Palamas Karditsas

44.

Dionysia ASLANIDOU

1968

Greek

Neo Keramidi Pierias

45.

Zoi PRITSOULI

1962

Greek

Ano Liosia

46.

Ioanna PAPANDREOU

1962

Greek

Ilion

47.

Maria BILIRI-BAKALI

1958

Greek

Agios Dimitrios Attikis

48.

Eleni BEZEVEGI

1944

Greek

Preveza

49.

Georgia THEOCHARI

1968

Greek

Katerini

50.

Natalia ILIADOU

1958

Greek

Neapoli Thesssalonikis

51.

Sevasti ZLATANOU

1954

Greek

Kavala

52.

Aikaterini PAPALOUKA-TSEVA

1945

Greek

Palaio Faliro

53.

Eleni MASTRAPA-ARACHOVA

1961

Greek

Piraeus

54.

Stella EFTHYMIADOU

1949

Greek

Kavala

55.

Peristera VARDAKA

1959

Greek

Kozani

56.

Panagiotis PAFLIAS

1955

Greek

Kesariani

57.

Aggeliki PANAGIOTOPOULOU

1956

Greek

Vyronas Attikis

58.

Eleni MELLIOU

1958

Greek

Ilioupoli

59.

Maria KARYPIDOU

1948

Greek

Katerini

60.

Eleni PAPADA

1941

Greek

Salamina

61.

Athina BRATSI

1962

Greek

Athens

62.

Maria BALTZOI

1949

Greek

Athens

63.

Maria BAGATELA

1962

Greek

Kallithea

64.

Maria MOUCHIKA

1960

Greek

Labrini

65.

Athanasia MASTROGIANNOUDI-ASARIOTAKI

1963

Greek

Kamatero

66.

Eftychia GNAFAKI-SFAKIOTAKI

1963

Greek

Chania

67.

Eleni BALAFA

1950

Greek

Galatsi

68.

Maria MICHAILIDI-GENOUZI

1958

Greek

Acharnes

69.

Dafni MAVROU

1946

Greek

Aspropyrgos

70.

Styliani MAZI

1974

Greek

Galatsi

71.

Eftychia KAPANTAI

1969

Greek

Pano Daratsou Neas Kydonias Chanion

72.

Georgia ILIAKI

1959

Greek

Chania

73.

Eleni ZARAMITROPOULOU

1962

Greek

Katerini

74.

Despina GORE

1964

Greek

Thessaloniki

75.

Evgenia GIALELLI

1949

Greek

Kalamata

76.

Aspasia ANTONAKAKI

1964

Greek

Chania

77.

Zoi ALEXANDRI

1976

Greek

Kranea Karditsas

 

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