FIRST SECTION

DECISION

Application no . 48556/08 Goran RISTESKI and others against the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 2 July 2013 as a Committee composed of:

Elisabeth Steiner, President, Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska , Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos , judges,

and André Wampach , Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 19 September 2008,

Having regard to the formal declaration signed by both parties accepting a friendly settlement of the case,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicants, Mr Goran Risteski , Mr Zoran Vaskoski and Mr Saško Krstevski , are Macedonian nationals who were born in 1969, 1970 and 1972 respectively and live in Skopje. They were represented before the Court by Ms V. Dangova , a lawyer practising in Skopje.

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

The applicants complained under Article 6 § 1 and under Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 of the Convention about their civil proceedings for payment of work-related benefits. The application was communicated to the Government.

On 12 October 2012 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 725 euros to the first and second applicants each and 790 euros to the third 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 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 Elisabeth Steiner Deputy Registrar President