FOURTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 19364/19 Alexandru VARGA against Romania

The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 3 June 2021 as a Committee composed of:

Armen Harutyunyan, President, Jolien Schukking, Ana Maria Guerra Martins, judges,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 28 March 2019 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Alexandru Varga , was born in 1951.

The applicant ’ s complaint under Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention concerning his inability to obtain the restitution of his nationalised property or to secure compensation therefor was communicated to the Romanian Government (“the Government”).

On 25 February 2021 the applicant informed the Registry that he wanted to withdraw the application to the Court as he preferred to pursue his case before the domestic authorities.

THE LAW

In the light of the foregoing, t he Court concludes that the applicant may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue the application (Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention). Furthermore, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 in fine , the Court finds no special circumstances regarding respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto which require the continued examination of the application.

Accordingly, the case should be struck out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.

Done in English and notified in writing on 24 June 2021 .

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Viktoriya Maradudina Armen Harutyunyan              Acting Deputy Registrar President