FIRST SECTION

DECISION

Application no . 47274/07 Valentina DUKOSKA and Liljana NEDELKOSKA against the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

The European Court of Human Rights ( First Section ), sitting on 17 June 2014 as a Committee composed of:

Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos, President , Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska, Ksenija Turković, judges ,

and André Wampach , Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 20 October 2007 ,

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

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicants, Ms Valentina Dukoska and Ms Liljana Nedelkoska , are Macedonian nationals, who were born in 1968 and 1971 respectively and live in Prilep. They were represented before the Court by Ms J. Taleska , a lawyer practising in Prilep .

The Macedonian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr K. Bogdanov.

The applicants complained under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention about judicial inconsistency in the labour proceedings in which they were involved as interveners . The application was communicated to the Government.

On 22 April 2014 the Court received a friendly settlement declaration signed by the parties under which the applicants agreed to waive any further claims against the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in respect of the facts giving rise to this application against an undertaking by the Government to pay ex gratia 2,300 euros to each applicant, to cover any pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage, as well as legal costs and expenses. The sum would be converted into Macedonian denars at the rate applicable on the date of payment. It would be payable on the applicants ’ personal account s within three months from the date of notification of the decision taken by the Court. The Government and the applicants undertook that this would be the final settlement 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.

André Wampach Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos              Deputy Registrar President