FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 34788/23
Eduardo CINTRA COIMBRA TORRES
against Portugal
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 20 November 2025 as a Committee composed of:
Anne Louise Bormann, President,
Sebastian Răduleţu,
András Jakab, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 11 September 2023,
Having regard to the declaration submitted by the respondent Government requesting the Court to strike the application out of the list of cases, and the applicant’s reply to this declaration,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The applicant’s details are set out in the appended table.
The applicant was represented by Ms I. de Oliveira Silva, a lawyer practising in Lisbon.
The applicant’s complaint under Article 10 of the Convention concerning a breach of his right to freedom of expression was communicated to the Portuguese Government (“the Government”).
The Government submitted a declaration with a view to resolving the issues raised by these complaints. They offered to pay the applicant the amounts detailed in the appended table and invited the Court to strike the application out of the list of cases in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (c) of the Convention. The amounts would be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay these amounts within the above-mentioned three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on them, from the expiry of that period until settlement, at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points.
The payment will constitute the final resolution of the case.
The applicant informed the Court that he agreed to the terms of the declaration.
THE LAW
The Court finds that, following the applicant’s express agreement to the terms of the declaration made by the Government, the case should be treated as a friendly settlement between the parties.
It therefore takes note of the friendly settlement reached between the parties. It is satisfied that the settlement is based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto and finds no reasons to justify the continued examination of the application.
In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 39 of the Convention.
Done in English and notified in writing on 11 December 2025.
Viktoriya Maradudina Anne Louise Bormann
Acting Deputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
Application raising complaints under Article 10 of the Convention
(Freedom of expression)
Application no.
Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth
Representative’s name and location
Date of receipt of Government’s declaration
Date of receipt of applicant’s acceptance
Amount awarded for pecuniary damage
(in euros)[1]
Amount awarded for non-pecuniary damage (in euros)[2]
Amount awarded for costs and expenses per application
(in euros)[3]
34788/23
11/09/2023
Eduardo CINTRA COIMBRA TORRES
1957
Inês de Oliveira Silva
Lisbon
30/05/2025
07/07/2025
10,000
6,200
2,500
[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable.
[2] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicant.
[3] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicant.