FIRST SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 12666/07
Blagoja MARKOVSKI against the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
and 7 other applications
(see list appended)
The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 17 June 2014 as a Committee composed of:
Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque, President,
Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska,
Ksenija Turković, judges,
and André Wampach, Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications lodged on the dates set out in the appendix,
Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the cases,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
A list of the applicants and their representatives is set out in the appendix.
The Macedonian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr K. Bogdanov.
Relying on various Articles of the Convention, the applicants complained about different proceedings set out in the appendix. The applications were communicated to the Government under Article 6 § 1 in respect of the length of proceedings.
On the dates set out in the appendix, the parties signed friendly settlement declarations, under which the applicants agreed to waive any further claims against the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in respect of the facts giving rise to these applications against an undertaking by the Government to pay them the sums set out in the appendix, to cover any non-pecuniary damage as well as costs and expenses, which would be converted into the national currency at the rate applicable on the date of payment and would be free of any taxes that may be applicable. These sums will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the decision taken by the Court. In the event of failure to pay these sums within the said three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on it, 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 payments will constitute the final resolution of the cases.
THE LAW
Having regard to the similarity of the main issues under the Convention in the above cases, the Court decides to join the applications.
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 its Protocols 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.
André WampachPaulo Pinto de Albuquerque
Deputy RegistrarPresident
APPENDIX
No.
Application
no.
Lodged on
Applicant name,
date of birth,
place of residence
Represented by
Domestic proceedings
(subject-matter, and case-file number)
Date of Government’s friendly-settlement declaration
Date of applicant’s friendly-settlement declaration
Friendly settlement sum (in euros)
12666/07
06/03/2007
Blagoja MARKOVSKI
28/11/1933
Skopje
Toni MENKINOSKI
Enforcement proceedings
И.бр. 2547/94
(Скопје 2)
07/04/2014
11/04/2014
3,950
1778/09
18/12/2008
Gurga SPASOVA
22/03/1945
Karbinci, Štip
Lidija JOSIFOVA
Civil proceedings
П.бр. 1161/93
(Штип)
Enforcement proceedings
И.бр. 609/99
(Штип)
07/04/2014
19/03/2014
4,200
69921/10
05/11/2010
Rešat IZAIRI
05/11/1973
Bitola
Svetozar RISTESKI
Compensation proceedings
ПС.бр. 188/04
(Битола)
07/04/2014
23/04/2014
2,300
13366/11
15/02/2011
Kostadin MITEV
08/03/1971
Suševo, Strumica
Dimitrija MICEV
Enforcement proceedings
И.бр. 3401/03
(Струмица)
07/04/2014
25/03/2014
2,600
3975/13
14/12/2012
Igor NIKOLOSKI
02/11/1986
Gostivar
Ljupco LAZARESKI
Labour proceedings for unpaid salaries and overtime compensation
П.бр. 88/05
Ро.бр. 138/11
(Гостивар)
07/04/2014
26/03/2014
2,600
28675/13
17/04/2013
Vasil MICOV
27/01/1953
Štip
Panče DOKUZOV
Enforcement proceedings
И.бр. 1130/97
(Радовиш)
07/04/2014
11/03/2014
1,800
65160/13
05/10/2013
Branko ILIEVSKI
22/10/1950
Skopje
Oliver RISTOVSKI
Compensation proceedings
П.бр. 3547/97
П.бр. 6274/07
П.бр. 678/10
(Скопје 2)
07/04/2014
22/04/2014
4,300
77562/13
05/12/2013
Liljana BOGDANOSKA
09/03/1955
Skopje
Jasmina ILIEVA JOVANOVIK
07/04/2014
18/03/2014
3,100
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