FOURTH SECTION

DECISION

Application s no s . 26705/13 and 27303/13 Bexhet DIKA against Serbia

and Shukrije LENA against Serbia

The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 30 April 2020 as a Committee composed of:

Stéphanie Mourou-Vikström , President, Georges Ravarani , Jolien Schukking , judges,

and Liv Tigerstedt, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application s lodged on 3 April 2013,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicants, Mr Bexhet Dika and Ms Shukrije Lena, were born in 1944 and 1948, respectively. They were granted leave to represent themselves.

The applicants ’ complaints under Article 13 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 concerning the refusal of the Serbian authorities to release all or any of their foreign-currency savings were communicated to the Serbian Government who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicants, who were invited to submit their own observations. No reply was received to the Registry ’ s letter .

By letters dated 16 December 2019, sent by registered post, the applicants were notified that the period allowed for submission of their observations had expired on 13 November 2019 and that no extension of time had been requested. Their attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application. The applicants received these letters on 2 January 2020. However, no response has been received.

THE LAW

Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.

In the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention and the Protocols thereto, the Court, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the applications.

Accordingly, the applications should be struck 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.

Done in English and notified in writing on 4 June 2020 .

Liv Tigerstedt Stéphanie Mourou-Vikström Acting Deputy Registrar President