FOURTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 77684/16 Alexandru DragoÈ™ SAVU against Romania

The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 25 September 2018 as a Committee composed of:

Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque, President, Egidijus KÅ«ris , Iulia Antoanella Motoc , judges,

and Andrea Tamietti, Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 6 December 2016,

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

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

1. The applicant, Mr Alexandru DragoÈ™ Savu , is a Romanian national, who was born in 1979 and lives in Bucharest. He was represented before the Court by Mr C.V. Naciu , a lawyer practising in Bucharest.

2. The Romanian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Ms C. Brumar , from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

3. The applicant complained under Article 10 of the Convention about an interference with his freedom of expression.

4. On 26 June 2018 and 16 July 2018 the Court received friendly settlement declarations signed by the parties under which the applicant agreed to waive any further claims against Romania in respect of the facts giving rise to this application against an undertaking by the Government to pay him EUR 4,500 (four thousand five hundred euros) to cover any pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage as well as costs and expenses, which will be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable on the date of payment, and will be free of any taxes that may be applicable. It 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

5. 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 18 October 2018 .

Andrea Tamietti Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque Deputy Registrar President