Published on 30 September 2024
THIRD SECTION
Application no. 43983/19
Maria VLACHOPOULOU and Others
against Greece
lodged on 13 August 2019
communicated on 10 September 2024
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 and having lodged an appeal on points of law themselves against decision no. 4659/2015 of the Athens Court of Appeal, 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 1670/2018, which was finalised on 19 February 2019, 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, §§ 68-69, 13 February 2020, Ullens de Schooten and Rezabek v. Belgium, nos. 3989/07 et 38353/07, §§ 56-62, 20 September 2011 and Georgiou v. Greece, no. 57378/18, § 22‑23, 14 March 2023)?
APPENDIX
Application no. 43983/19
No.
Applicant’s Name
Year of birth
Nationality
Place of residence
1.
Maria VLACHOPOULOU
1970
Greek
Athens
2.
Dimitrios CHATZOUDIS
1963
Greek
Athens
3.
Kleoniki DEMIRI
1973
Greek
Athens
4.
Panagiotis DIMAS
1967
Greek
Nea Smyrni
5.
Michail DIMITRAKAKOS
1967
Greek
Nea Smyrni
6.
Anna FILANDRIANOU
1967
Greek
Nea Makri
7.
Irini FOTINAKI
1972
Greek
Rafina
8.
Stavroula GIANNAKOPOULOU
1972
Greek
Athens
9.
Georgios KANARIS
1979
Greek
Bonn
10.
Panagiotis KARIOTIS
1967
Greek
Metamorfosi
11.
Alexia-Mina KONTOGEORGIOU
1975
Greek
Freising
12.
Sofia LEKATSA
1972
Greek
Athens
13.
Konstantina MANTZARI
1974
Greek
Patra
14.
Georgios MATTHEAKAKIS
1973
Greek
Glyfada
15.
Konstantinos MAVROGENNIS
1972
Greek
Athens
16.
Elli MOUCHTARI
1968
Greek
Nea Smyrni
17.
Nikolaos PENEZIS
1977
Greek
Glyfada
18.
Arkadios RAKOPOULOS
1973
Greek
Voula
19.
Ilia RODE
1966
Greek
Piraeus
20.
Antonios SIGALAS
1969
Greek
Zografou
21.
Maria-Symela TANAGIA
1977
Greek
Melissia
22.
Kyriaki TROCHANI
1972
Greek
Agia Paraskevi
23.
Antonia TZITZIKA
1974
Greek
Athens
24.
Maria ZAVITSA
1974
Greek
Athens
25.
Panagiotis ZAVITSAS
1971
Greek
Athens