VARSAMA AND OTHERS v. GREECE

 Published on 30 October 2023

THIRD SECTION

Application no. 49123/18
Konstantina VARSAMA and Others
against Greece
lodged on 7 September 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 477/2018, which was finalised on 7 March 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.

Konstantina VARSAMA

1963

Greek

Iraklio

2.

Alexandra GIANNITSAKI

1947

Greek

Nea Karya Kavalas

3.

Maria GIANNIKI

1955

Greek

Drama

4.

Fotini CHATZIANASTASIOU

1953

Greek

Kavala

5.

Styliani KARAKASI

1965

Greek

Kavala

6.

Styliani ZERVAKI

1962

Greek

Iraklio Kritis

7.

Ernestina PERIBOLARI

1957

German

Kavala

8.

Vasiliki CHATZI

1965

Greek

Kavala

9.

Aikaterini PITSIDIANAKI

1963

Greek

Rethymno

10.

Aikaterini KYPRIOTAKI

1954

Greek

Iraklio Kritis

11.

Ioulieta IOSIFIDOU

1967

Greek

Kavala

12.

Giasemo TSOMBANI

1969

Greek

Chrysoupoli Kavalas

13.

Giannoula TOUVLATZI

1952

Greek

Kavala

14.

Erofili MICHELAKI

1969

Greek

Iraklio Kritis

15.

Aspasia KALOGERAKI

1956

Greek

Iraklio Kritis

16.

Stavroula MAZARAKI

1956

Greek

Kavala

17.

Paschalia MATSIOU

1962

Greek

Drama

18.

Stefania TOPALIDOU

1965

Greek

Kavala

19.

Soultana POZATZI

1964

Greek

Kavala

20.

Eleni KARATZA

1957

Greek

Kavala

21.

Artemisia CHORIATI

1957

Greek

Iraklio Kritis

22.

Ioanna DELIGIANNI

1954

Greek

Iraklio

23.

Christina XARGIA

1951

Greek

Kavala

24.

Theodosia MAOUNATZI

1953

Greek

Kavala

25.

Marina KONTOLIA

1971

Greek

Kavala

26.

Kalliopi PAPADAKI

1967

Greek

Lasithi Kritis

27.

Saia TSAMOURGIANNI

1957

Greek

Kavala

28.

Aikaterini BALTIRI

1958

Greek

Kavala

29.

Aikaterini PSIMOPOULOU

1957

Greek

Iraklio Kritis

30.

Niki ZACHARIOUDAKI

1959

Greek

Iraklio Kritis

31.

Despina TSIMAGEORGI

1948

Greek

Kavala

32.

Maria VLACHAKI

1969

Greek

Lasithi Kritis

33.

Anastasia CHATZAKI

1956

Greek

Kavala

34.

Vaia SPYRIDONOS

1965

Greek

Kavala

35.

Eleni MATHIOUDAKI

1959

Greek

Rethymno

36.

Aikaterini POLYCHRONAKI

1961

Greek

Iraklio Kritis

37.

Krystalli KAMBOUROGLOU

1962

Greek

Iraklio Kritis

38.

Konstantinos DOMZARIDIS

1952

Greek

Drama

39.

Chrysi PETROULAKI

1959

Greek

Rethymno

40.

Eirini TRIANTAFYLLAKI

1949

Greek

Iraklio Kritis

41.

Aikaterini

SARRI-MAKRIDAKI

1967

Greek

Iraklio Kritis

 

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