Resolution CM/ResDH(2026)17
Execution of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights
Costache and Others against Romania
(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 25 February 2026
at the 1551st meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies)
Application No.
Case
Judgment of
Final on
30474/03
COSTACHE AND OTHERS
11/04/2017
11/04/2017
The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which provides that the Committee supervises the execution of final judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Convention” and “the Court”),
Having regard to the final judgment transmitted by the Court to the Committee in this case and to the violation of Article 6, paragraph 1 of the Convention, established due to the quashing of a final judgment in the applicant’s favour following an extraordinary appeal (review);
Recalling the respondent State’s obligation, under Article 46, paragraph 1, of the Convention, to abide by all final judgments in cases to which it has been a party and that this obligation entails, over and above the payment of any sums awarded by the Court, the adoption by the authorities of the respondent State, where required:
- of individual measures to put an end to violations established and erase their consequences so as to achieve as far as possible restitutio in integrum; and
- of general measures preventing similar violations;
Having invited the government of the respondent State to inform the Committee of the measures taken to comply with the above-mentioned obligation;
Having examined the action report provided by the government indicating the measures adopted in order to give effect to the judgment including the information provided regarding the payment of the just satisfaction awarded by the Court (see documents DH-DD(2025)1185 and DH-DD(2026)88);
Having satisfied itself that all the measures required by Article 46, paragraph 1, have been adopted,
DECLARES that it has exercised its functions under Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention in this case and
DECIDES to close the examination thereof.