Communicated on 20 June 2016

FIFTH SECTION

Application no. 6106/16 Hans-Wilhelm SAURE against Germany lodged on 27 January 2016

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The application concerns the access of the applicant, a journalist of Bild , a daily newspaper with a large circulation, to information held by the German Intelligence Service ( Bundesnachrichtendienst ) concerning the previous membership of its official and unofficial employees in the NSDAP, the SS, the Gestapo or other Nazi organisations.

QUESTIONS tO THE PARTIES

1. Has there been an interference with the applicant ’ s freedom of expression, in particular his right to receive and impart information, within the meaning of Article 10 § 1 of the Convention? If so, was that interference prescribed by law and necessary in terms of Article 10 § 2?

2. Has there been a violation of the applicant ’ s rights under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention read in the light of Article 10 of the Convention due to the length of proceedings concerning the applicant ’ s right to receive the said information?