FIRST SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 16891/14 Eleni KITSOU-KOTSOVOLOU and O thers against Greece

The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 17 November 2020 as a Committee composed of:

Krzysztof Wojtyczek, President, Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos, Erik Wennerström , judges, and Renata Degener, Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 21 February 2014,

Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the case,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

A list of the applicants is set out in the appendix.

The Greek Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr I.-K. Chalkias , President at the State Legal Council .

The applicants complained under Article 6 of the Convention about the dismissal of their application for annulment lodged with the Supreme Administrative Court, arguing that they had been deprived of their right of access to a court.

On 25 May 2020 and 15 July 2020 the Court received friendly settlement declarations signed by the parties under which the applicants agreed to waive any further claims against Greece in respect of the facts giving rise to this application against an undertaking by the Government to pay them jointly 4,000 euros (four thousand euros) to cover any pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage as well as costs and expenses, which will be free of any taxes that may be applicable, and 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 this sum 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 payment will constitute the final resolution of the case.

THE LAW

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 application. In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 39 of the Convention.

Done in English and notified in writing on 10 December 2020 .

Renata Degener Krzysztof Wojtyczek Deputy Registrar President

Appendix

No.

Applicant ’ s Name

Birth year

Nationality

Place of residence

1Eleni KITSOU-KOTSOVOLOU

1942Greek

Ioannina

2Christos KOTSOVOLOS

1970Greek

Ioannina

3Ilias KOTSOVOLOS

1968Greek

Ioannina

4Olga KOTSOVOLOU

1974Greek

Ioannina