SECOND SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 25782/19 Sevdija SALIM and Others against North Macedonia

(see appended table)

The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 2 February 2023 as a Committee composed of:

Frédéric Krenc , President , Diana Sârcu, Davor Derenčinović , judges ,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 7 May 2019,

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

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The list of applicants is set out in the appended table.

The applicants were represented by the European Roma Rights Centre from Brussels.

The applicants’ complaints concerning the alleged discrimination they suffered in the enjoyment of their right to leave the territory of the respondent State on the grounds of their Roma origin, were communicated to the Government of North Macedonia (“the Government”).

The Court received the friendly-settlement declarations, signed by the parties, under which the applicants agreed to waive any further claims against North Macedonia in respect of the facts giving rise to this application, subject to an undertaking by the Government to pay them the amount detailed in the appended table. This amount will be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable on the date of payment, and will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay this amount within the above-mentioned three-month period, the Government undertake 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 the Protocols thereto 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 2 March 2023.

Viktoriya Maradudina Frédéric Krenc Acting Deputy Registrar President

APPENDIX

Application raising complaints under Article 1 of Protocol No. 12 and/or Article 14, taken in conjunction with Article 2 § 2 of

Protocol No. 4 to the Convention

(Prohibition of discrimination)

Application no. Date of introduction

Applicant’s name

Year of birth

Representative’s name and location

Date of receipt of Government’s declarations

Date of receipt of Applicants’ declarations

Amount awarded for pecuniary, non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses

per household

(in euros) [1]

25782/19

07/05/2019

(4 applicants)

Household

Sevdija SALIM

1982Senad SALIM

1980Household

Ajten BEKIR

1987Suvat BEKIR

1979European Roma Rights Centre

Brussels

29/11/2022

14/09/2022

3,150

[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.