SECOND SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 21501/21
Azem EJUPI and others against North Macedonia
and 24 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 9 November 2023 as a Committee composed of:
Frédéric Krenc, President,
Diana Sârcu,
Davor Derenčinović, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table,
Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the cases,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The list of applicants is set out in the appended table.
The applicants were represented by Ms. Danche Chakarovska-Grozdanovska, a lawyer practising in Skopje.
The applicants’ complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of civil proceedings were communicated to the Government of North Macedonia (“the Government”).
The Court received the friendly-settlement declarations, signed by the parties, under which the applicants agreed to waive any further claims against North Macedonia in respect of the facts giving rise to these applications, subject to an undertaking by the Government to pay them the amounts detailed in the appended table. These amounts will be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable on the date of payment, and will 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 undertake 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 cases.
THE LAW
Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.
The Court 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 a continued examination of the applications.
In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the cases out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to join the applications;
Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 39 of the Convention.
Done in English and notified in writing on 30 November 2023.
Viktoriya Maradudina Frédéric Krenc
Acting Deputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
List of applications raising complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention
(excessive length of civil proceedings)
No.
Application no.
Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth
Date of receipt of Government’s declaration
Date of receipt of Applicant’s declaration
Amount awarded for non-pecuniary damage per applicant
(in euros)[1]
Amount awarded for costs and expenses per application
(in euros)[2]
21501/21
13/04/2021
(19 applicants)
Azem EJUPI
1954
Zlatko ANDREEVSKI
1958
Kata ARSOVA
1948
Trajanka BADAREVSKA
1952
Fazli ETEMI
1961
Dime GJORGJIEVSKI
1953
Sonja GJURIKJ
1962
Violeta ILIEVSKA
1960
Nada KAFKALESKA
1956
Vukje NEDEVSKI
1959
Zhivka NOVEVSKA
1962
Nijazi NUHIJU
1951
Slobodan SLAVKOVIKJ
1960
Dragica SOFKOVSKA
1960
Dragan SOKOLOVSKI
1956
Mirjana TANEVSKA
1951
Snezhana TASEVSKA
1955
Marika TRAJANOVSKA
1954
Trajche ZDRAVEVSKI
1954
19/05/2023
06/05/2023
550
250
21513/21
17/04/2021
(19 applicants)
Sloboda DAMESKA
1962
Drage ANASTASOVSKI
1964
Evantija ANDREEVSKA
1954
Milka BEZHOVSKA
1948
Nacka BOSHKOVSKA
1956
Vesna DAVKOVSKA
1972
Bejzat DEMIRI
1958
Liljana FILIPOVSKA
1971
Zoran GJORGJIEVSKI
1968
Zheljko GRCHE
1966
Djavid HASAN
1958
Dejan KOSTOVSKI
1976
Ljupche MACKINOVSKI
1960
Snezhana NIKOLOVSKA
1962
Marika PECOVSKA
1961
Vane POPOV
1955
Elizabeta POPOVSKA
1959
Kita STOJANOVSKA
1952
Marjan STOJANOVSKI
1967
19/05/2023
06/05/2023
550
250
21514/21
14/04/2021
(20 applicants)
Daut JAJA
1963
Vojcha ANGELOVSKI
1962
Sasho CVETKOVSKI
1966
Ekrem ESATI
1959
Igor GJORGЈIEVSKI
1974
Bozho LAZAREVSKI
1965
Jovanche LAZOVSKI
1968
Vera NEDELKOVSKA
1966
Miljana NIKOLOVSKA
1956
Snezhana PETROVSKA
1969
Trajche RADEVSKI
1958
Ajrula RAKIP
1957
Hristina RISTESKA
1974
Rasim RUSHIDI
1966
Nadire SELMAN
1959
Nikola STANKOVIKJ
1960
Dushan STOJANOVSKI
1956
Mica TANEVSKA
1964
Dragi TANEVSKI
1960
Blagoja TODEVSKI
1958
19/05/2023
06/05/2023
550
250
21903/21
16/04/2021
(22 applicants)
Boro MICEVSKI
1962
Ramadan ALIL
1954
Boris ANDREEVSKI
1955
Sunca ATANASOVSKA
1965
Miroslav BOGOEVSKI
1969
Snezhana BOJKOVSKA
1967
Sait DESTAN
1958
Jovica EFREMOVSKI
1966
Aleksandar GEORGIEVSKI
1940
Silvana JORDANOVSKA
1960
Venko NEDELKOVSKI
1965
Usvita PANCHEVSKA
1965
Slavica PESHEVSKA
1960
Goran PETRUSHEVSKI
1976
Valentina RADEVSKA
1969
Ljiljana SAZDOVA
1958
Miroslav SOKOLOVSKI
1959
Slavica STEFANOVSKA
1957
Risto TRAJKOVSKI
1957
Ljube ZDRAVEVSKI
1971
Vasile ZDRAVEVSKI
1959
Svetlana ZLATANOVSKA
1965
19/05/2023
06/05/2023
550
250
21908/21
15/04/2021
(20 applicants)
Dushko GJURIKJ
1959
Farid ADEMI
1953
Sonja APOSTOLOVSKA
1967
Snezhana IVANOVSKA
1959
Sedat JASHAR
1959
Natalija JORDANOVA
1953
Ljiljana KOCHAROVA
1950
Sasho LAZAREVSKI
1969
Ljube MARINKOVIKJ
1959
Roska MARINKOVIKJ
1964
Vidе NAKEVSKI
1958
Aco NIKOLOVSKI
1970
Ilcho NIKOLOVSKI
1958
Sinisha PETKOVSKI
1954
Slave POPOVSKI
1948
Raim RAIMI
1957
Igor SIMIKJ
1971
Dragana TASKOVA
1966
Slave TEMKOVSKI
1959
Djemail VESELI
1959
19/05/2023
06/05/2023
550
250
22710/21
20/04/2021
(23 applicants)
Draginja STEFANOVIKJ
1950
Nazmi ALI
1956
Ljupcho ANCHEVSKI
1958
Idaver ASANI
1962
Slobodan ILIEVSKI
1968
Sabri IMERI
1964
Zlatko INGILIZOVSKI
1971
Nikola JOVANOVSKI
1968
Lenka KOSTOVSKA
1953
Stojan KOSTOVSKI
1954
Tode MILOSHEVSKI
1952
Trajanka NACEVSKA
1947
Goce PEROVSKI
1974
Vasile PEROVSKI
1950
Faredin SELMAN
1962
Kjemail SHABANOV
1950
Jagoda SIMONOVSKA
1948
Ljube STOJANOVSKI
1957
Zoran STOJCHEVSKI
1959
Pavle TODOROVSKI
1955
Ilinka TRAJKOVSKA
1948
Mile TRAJKOVSKI
1958
Zoran ZDRAVEVSKI
1967
19/05/2023
06/05/2023
550
250
22711/21
21/04/2021
(22 applicants)
Snezhana TODOROVSKA
1962
Anto BLAZHEVSKI
1970
Chedo BOJKOVSKI
1964
Zhaklina DIMOVSKA
1966
Branislav GJORGJIEVSKI
1959
Elizabeta GJURKOVIKJ
1965
Kosta GOGOV
1967
Svetlana ILIEVSKA
1965
Zharko JOVANOVSKI
1958
Stojche KAIMOVSKI
1965
Slavka KOSTADINOVA
1950
Ljiljana NAJDOVSKA
1954
Violeta PETKOVA
1954
Dimitar PETRUSHEVSKI
1974
Dushan PETRUSHEVSKI
1953
Zvonko RUSOVSKI
1962
Zorica SHANCLIKJ
1959
Jovanche SMILEVSKI
1971
Angele SPASOVSKI
1942
Ljupcho STOJANOVSKI
1958
Mile TODOROVSKI
1957
Mile TRICHKOV
1948
19/05/2023
06/05/2023
550
250
22712/21
19/04/2021
(18 applicants)
Cena VASILEVSKA
1954
Petar ATANASOV
1953
Menka GJURKOVSKA
1952
Aco ILIOVSKI
1970
Bosilka JOVANOVSKA
1953
Metodija KIPROVSKI
1955
Stojanche MADJOVSKI
1957
Gorancho MILCHEVSKI
1971
Micko MILENKOVSKI
1953
Blagojche MLADENOVSKI
1973
Blagoja PAVLOVSKI
1955
Dragi PEJKOVSKI
1958
Stojanka POPOVSKA
1946
Zoran STOJANOVSKI
1972
Vida TOMESKA
1955
Blagoja TONEVSKI
1952
Tode TRAJKOVSKI
1950
Zoran VELKOVSKI
1967
19/05/2023
06/05/2023
550
250
23256/21
24/04/2021
(21 applicants)
Ljubica PETKOVSKA
1942
Ljupcho BOCEVSKI
1954
Sherif FETA
1957
Marika JANEVSKA
1960
Zoran JELIKJ
1961
Nikola NIKOLOV
1943
Efto PETRESKI
1957
Aleksandar PIRKOVIKJ
1954
Roza PRODANOVSKA
1965
Rumena SILJANOVSKA
1956
Lazo SILJANOVSKI
1954
Dragi SRBINOVSKI
1970
Goran STANCHEV
1973
Dijana STOJANOVSKA
1976
Stojanche STOJCHEVSKI
1948
Vlado TEMELKOVSKI
1955
Gizela TEOVSKA
1949
Trajche TEOVSKI
1949
Petar TRAJCHEVSKI
1969
Aco TRAJKOVSKI
1959
Desa TRENESKA
1963
19/05/2023
06/05/2023
550
250
23259/21
23/04/2021
(27 applicants)
Magda STOJANOVA
1951
Ljube APOSTOLOVSKI
1951
Velika BLAZHEVSKA
1956
Cejo BOZHINOVSKI
1950
Olga ILIEVSKA
1952
Nikola ILIEVSKI
1950
Trajanka JOVANOVSKA
1956
Milan JOVANOVSKI
1955
Simeon KAJSTOROVSKI
1942
Slavica KOMNENOVIKJ
1957
Vase KRSTEVSKI
1957
Mirjana MANGAROVA
1951
Blagoja MARKOVSKI
1955
Nada MIHAJLOVSKA
1956
Avdirаim MURATOVSKI
1958
Blagojka RAJCHEVIKJ
1952
Blazho STANKOVSKI
1952
Kiro STOJANOV
1946
Zoran STOJANOV
1975
Ljubinka STOJANOVSKA
1950
Dobre STOJANOVSKI
1958
Drage STOJANOVSKI
1953
Stole STOJANOVSKI
1976
Kalina SUHAR
1951
Ljube TOSHEVSKI
1954
Borche TRAJKOV
1966
Mirko TRAJKOVSKI
1953
19/05/2023
06/05/2023
550
250
23993/21
22/04/2021
(22 applicants)
Stojanka MITKOVSKA
1950
Elizabeta ANGELOVSKA
1964
Svetlana ANGELOVSKA
1960
Aco ARSOVSKI
1959
Stojan CHEKALOV
1958
Sasho CIMBIROVSKI
1974
Tomche CIMBIROVSKI
1950
Temelko DIMOVSKI
1946
Nuri EMINI
1946
Remzi EMINI
1965
Julijana FOTEVA
1968
Jordanka IVANOVSKA
1952
Lazo JOVANOV
1952
Rebeka KRSTEVSKA
1963
Elizabeta MALINOVSKA
1966
Dragica MITROVSKA
1955
Cveta NIKODINOVSKA
1953
Mirko NIKOLOV
1955
Ljubica TODEVSKA
1950
Jagoda TODOROVSKA
1957
Blagoja VELKOVSKI
1944
Elena ZDRAVEVSKA
1943
19/05/2023
06/05/2023
550
250
25279/21
05/05/2021
(18 applicants)
Paskalaki MARKOVSKI
1967
Koca ATANASOVSKA
1954
Kalina BOGATINOVA
1958
Desanka BOGОEVSKA
1968
Toni BOJKOVSKI
1966
Cvetko CVETKOVSKI
1950
Dimitrija DIMOVSKI
1950
Tanja GJURCHINOVSKA
1957
Sonja ILIEVSKA
1967
Jana JANEVA
1951
Dushanka KRSTEVA
1956
Svetozar LAZAREVSKI
1948
Chaslav MIRKOVIKJ
1966
Donka POP-KOCHEVA
1954
Nika RADNANSKA
1954
Aco SOTIROVSKI
1958
Trajan STOJANOV
1955
Jovanka TRAJKOVSKA
1962
19/05/2023
06/05/2023
550
250
25281/21
07/05/2021
(23 applicants)
Velimir MITRESKI
1947
Abdilj ABAZI
1965
Petar ARSOSKI
1963
Sashko BLAZHEVSKI
1972
Tomislav CHUREVSKI
1957
Rade CRNICHIKJ
1961
Svetlana DIMITRIEVSKA
1961
Zora DIMITRIEVSKA
1953
Reshad DURCHEVSKI
1947
Peco GAJDOSKI
1949
Goran JOSHESKI
1974
Peco JOSHESKI
1948
Ljupcho KAJSTOROVSKI
1968
Voislav KAJSTOROVSKI
1956
Zoran KOSTADINOSKI
1973
Marina KOSTOVSKA
1959
Ace KOSTOVSKI
1950
Liljana PETRUSHEVSKА
1957
Zoran SAVEVSKI
1963
Sofka SILJANOVSKA
1954
Zorica STEFANOSKA
1960
Bogoja STEFANOSKI
1949
Zlate VELJANOVSKI
1958
19/05/2023
06/05/2023
550
250
25284/21
04/05/2021
(20 applicants)
Enver REDJEP
1947
Julijana ALEKSOVSKA
1966
Angelche ARSOVSKI
1959
Zoran BOJKOVSKI
1960
Dragan DAMJANOVSKI
1957
Verica DIMOVSKA
1966
Blaga HRISTOVA
1949
Kuzman JOSIFOVSKI
1946
Slavica JOVANOVSKA
1963
Vasilka JOVANOVSKA
1955
Ljupcho JOVANOVSKI
1963
Aki KADRI
1953
Liljana KOLAROVSKA
1950
Stojche NOVEVSKI
1958
Izmer OSMANOVSKI
1969
Zvonko SEVRIEV
1966
Nada STOJANOVA
1945
Ilija STOJANOVSKI
1943
Slavica TOSHEVSKA
1962
Trajche TRAJKOVSKI
1948
19/05/2023
06/05/2023
550
250
25287/21
29/04/2021
(19 applicants)
Jana KOCEVA
1944
Goran ANTIKJ
1976
Gordana GJORGJESKA
1950
Miroslav GJORGJEVIKJ
1949
Alajdin ISMANI
1957
Stojanche MILCHEVSKI
1948
Tanja MILICHEVIKJ
1982
Fote NACKOVSKI
1959
Lepa NIKOLOVA
1955
Stoilko PEROVSKI
1961
Ljuba PETRUSHEVSKA
1954
Misim REDJEP
1948
Isen REDJEPI
1955
Lidija SEKULOVSKA
1964
Snezhana SHUTEVSKA
1959
Toni STOJKOVSKI
1972
Dobre TRPEVSKI
1943
Elizabeta VASEVA
1969
Javorka VELICHKOVSKA
1966
19/05/2023
06/05/2023
550
250
25288/21
29/04/2021
(23 applicants)
Slave DAVCHEV
1952
Ljupcho ANDREEVSKI
1959
Ajna BASHOVIKJ
1955
Nada CHACHKOVA
1948
Cveta DELOVA
1947
Dushanka DRAGANOVA
1962
Sotir GEORGIEVSKI
1952
Dragan HRISTOV
1943
Zora IVANOVA
1947
Verica JAKOVCHEVSKA
1962
Dragan JOVANOVIKJ
1962
Aco JOVANOVSKI
1971
Ljube JOVANOVSKI
1954
Danka LESANSKA
1948
Vasilka MILACHIKJ
1949
Violeta MITROVSKA
1965
Blagorodna MURDJEVA
1959
Darinka NAJDOVSKA
1965
Biljana RADEVSKA
1958
Azbi SAITOVSKI
1949
Lenche STOJANOVSKA
1960
Aleksandar VASEVSKI
1964
Ljupcho VASILEVSKI
1957
19/05/2023
06/05/2023
550
250
25291/21
06/05/2021
(27 applicants)
Suzana GJORGJIEVSKA
1970
Ekrem ABDULAI
1959
Gjorgjija ANDOVSKI
1958
Avdiraim CHAJANI
1964
Neat DEMIRI
1955
Sabri ELEZ
1951
Trajanka ELEZ
1957
Marika GOGUSHEVA
1953
Nailjja LECAJ
1952
Olga MARCHEVSKA
1954
Nijazi MEMEDOVSKI
1957
Vlado MIHAJLOSKI
1959
Stanojka MILKOVSKA
1961
Marjan NIKOLOSKI
1969
Sebastijan OSMANOV
1971
Gjorgi PAVLOSKI
1966
Amim RAMANI
1963
Memedali RAMANI
1962
Kjani RUSHIDOVSKI
1952
Ismailj SAMAKOVA
1961
Nisa STAJKOVSKA
1963
Lena STEFANOSKA
1951
Bozhana TALESKA
1950
Ljubche TANEVSKI
1963
Danche TRAJCHEVSKI
1943
Stoje VASILEVSKI
1956
Stojanka VELKOSKA
1947
19/05/2023
06/05/2023
550
250
26757/21
08/05/2021
(21 applicants)
Petre MISHEV
1947
Rozana ALIJOVA
1964
Toni ANASTASOVSKI
1964
Ljubche ANDREEVSKI
1960
Dјelal BEKIRI
1957
Mitat DEMIRI
1962
Zvonimir DIMOSKI
1966
Vlado GJORGJIEVSKI
1952
Mirjana GJURCHEVSKA
1964
Muarem ISEJNI
1952
Adem ISENI
1955
Ljiljana IVANOVSKA
1957
Fadil JAKUPI
1958
Boris NEDEV
1945
Novica PASHOSKA
1954
Stojne SIMONOVSKA
1967
Fadil SMAILOVIKJ
1964
Boris SRBINOV
1946
Elizabeta STOJCHESKA
1968
Dushka STOJKOVSKA
1948
Trajanka ZDRAVESKA
1962
19/05/2023
06/05/2023
550
250
26785/21
10/05/2021
(21 applicants)
Trajche TOMCHESKI
1946
Jevica BILBILOSKA
1949
Saliamet DEMIRI
1957
Blagoj DIMOV
1949
Marija DЈUGOMANOVA
1957
Stojanche GEORGIEVSKI
1963
Snezhana GJUZIKJ
1955
Gordana KJIPROVSKA
1970
Robert KOLESKI
1966
Jordanka LINKINOSKA
1951
Elizabeta MANOJLEVSKA
1958
Eftimija MOMIROSKA
1951
Angelche MORSKI
1958
Peco NAUNOV
1969
Elica NIKOLOSKA
1954
Biljana PEJOVSKA
1968
Dushko PETROVSKI
1961
Jagoda POPOSKA
1952
Zvonko SOKOLOVSKI
1962
Magda TASEVA
1954
Elizabeta TUTUNOVSKA
1965
19/05/2023
06/05/2023
550
250
26804/21
11/05/2021
(21 applicants)
Jovanka GEORGIEVSKA
1954
Drage ATANASKOSKI
1957
Zekјir BAFTIJARI
1956
Аljush BISLIMI
1961
Risto BLAZHEVSKI
1958
Slavka BUTLESKA
1947
Nedjati DJEMAILI
1956
Servet EMINI
1958
Sonja GJORGJIEVSKA
1968
Borche GJORGJIEVSKI
1968
Mai HAMIDOVSKI
1971
Ajet LIMANI
1952
Kostanda NAUMOVA
1952
Liljana STEFANOVSKA
1961
Lenche STOJCHESKA
1953
Slave TASHKOSKI
1959
Milan TIMOTIJEVSKI
1949
Ljupcho TOFILOVSKI
1956
Muzafer VESELOVIKJ
1964
Lilja АNCHEVSKA
1956
Dragan МALCHEVSKI
1965
19/05/2023
06/05/2023
550
250
36642/21
09/07/2021
(18 applicants)
Mirjana STEFANOVSKA
1967
Fadil ALIJU
1961
Blagica ARSIKJ
1952
Valentina DIMOVSKA
1965
Amit DURAKOVSKI
1952
Bisera GJURCHINOVSKA
1961
Dragisha JANIKJ
1967
Zoran JOVANOV
1966
Dejancho KAJSTOROVSKI
1969
Ashim MEMETI
1957
Slobodan MITREVSKI
1969
Ljube SOKOLOVSKI
1957
Vaska SRBINOSKA
1947
Ljupcho SRBINOSKI
1972
Slavko STOJNEV
1965
Toni TODEVSKI
1971
Ubavka TRGACHEVSKA
1957
Dimche TRPKOVSKI
1954
19/05/2023
06/05/2023
550
250
39001/21
27/07/2021
Muamed USEIN
1954
19/05/2023
06/05/2023
550
250
41197/21
06/08/2021
Aleksandar PETRUSHEVSKI
1940
19/05/2023
06/05/2023
550
250
42665/21
19/08/2021
(25 applicants)
Srekjko KIRANDJIKJ
1971
Jonche BLAZHESKI
1954
Elica BUCHKOSKA
1956
Cvete CAMBRCOSKI
1964
Violetka DAVCHEVA
1955
Zorica DIMKOVA
1965
Zoran DINEV
1964
Lepa DISHLIJESKA
1957
Milica GJELOVA
1956
Danail GRKOV
1942
Gjorgje JANEVSKI
1953
Dejan JANIKJIJEVIKJ
1974
Stamen JOVANCHEVSKI
1954
Gjorgje JOVANOV
1938
Mircho KRALEV
1944
Voja MITEV
1951
Branislav NIKOLIKJ
1957
Biljana SALTIROVA
1958
Krste SLAVKOSKI
1959
Desanka SOPODSKA
1953
Biljana STOIMANOVSKA
1955
Stojmir STOIMANOVSKI
1953
Grade TOSHEVSKI
1959
Sloboda TRENKOSKA
1953
Dushan КRALEVSKI
1964
19/05/2023
06/05/2023
250
250
43269/21
20/08/2021
(25 applicants)
Skender REDJEPI
1963
Haziz BUSHI
1965
Katarina DONEVIKJ
1959
Rosa GJECHOVA
1950
Ljilja IVCHEVSKA
1949
Zoran JOVCHESKI
1964
Zdravko KAFKALESKI
1954
Filip KJIMOVSKI
1964
Jasmina KOSOVIKJ
1954
Milica KRSTOSKA
1953
Ljuljjeta LJECAJ
1971
Adem MEMED
1957
Djeladin MIFTAROVSKI
1953
Done MIHAILOVSKI
1956
Eshref NEVZADI
1948
Zagorka PESHEVA- IVANOSKA
1960
Dafinka RISIN
1954
Isein SAKJIP
1962
Hasim SALIHI
1960
Zlatko SHISHKOVSKI
1974
Aco SMILEVSKI
1967
Branko SPIROSKI
1956
Fila STEFANOSKA
1961
Lenche TOSHEVSKA
1963
Trajche VANEV
1960
19/05/2023
06/05/2023
250
250
[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.
[2] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.
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