CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 10 septembre 2024

.s800EAC49 { font-size:12pt } .s379BC09C { margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial } .s10950C61 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:14.2pt; text-align:justify } .s5E1364CA { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:14pt } .s339D85E6 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:14pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid } .s665E407E { margin-top:66pt; margin-bottom:14pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid } .s29100277 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold } .sA36B60A1 { font-family:Arial; font-style:italic } .s7ED160F0 { text-decoration:none } .s3DC36BA9 { font-family:Arial; text-decoration:underline; color:#0069d6 } .s5FFF0A75 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:7pt } .sE446CB87 { width:102.18%; border-collapse:collapse } .sC52BEEA9 { width:7.24%; border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#dfdfdf } .s2EF62ED2 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt } .sEECE831 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold; color:#474747 } .s2561275F { width:30.72%; border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#dfdfdf } .sC544096D { width:24.82%; border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#dfdfdf } .s9CD10C09 { width:16.96%; border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#dfdfdf } .sC92DD058 { width:20.24%; border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#dfdfdf } .s88C2BF16 { width:7.24%; border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top } .s8A4911CC { width:30.72%; border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top } .s5586CA19 { width:24.82%; border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top } .s3BE2F8C5 { width:16.96%; border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top } .s4840387D { width:20.24%; border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top } .s32563E28 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt } .s9793A85B { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:14.2pt } Published on 30 September 2024   THIRD SECTION Application no. 43983/19 Maria VLACHOPOULOU and Others against Greece lodged on 13 August 2019 communicated on 10 September 2024 SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE The application concerns the tacit refusal of the Court of Cassation to seek a preliminary ruling from the   Court of Justice   of the European Union (CJEU). The applicants, defendants in an appeal on points of law lodged by the Greek State and having lodged an appeal on points of law themselves against decision no. 4659/2015 of the Athens Court of Appeal, invited the Court of Cassation by their written submissions to seek a preliminary ruling from the CJEU on the correct interpretation of Council Directive 1999/70/EC of 28   June 1999 concerning the framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP and its application on their case. The domestic court granted the Greek State’s appeal on points of law by decision 1670/2018, which was finalised on 19 February 2019, without mentioning the applicants’   referral request and without giving reasons for its refusal to seek a preliminary ruling. QUESTION TO THE PARTIES Did the fact that the Court of Cassation gave no reasons for its refusal of the applicants’ request to seek a preliminary ruling with the CJEU render the proceedings unfair, in violation of Art 6 § 1 of the Convention (see   Sanofi Pasteur v. France , no.   25137/16 , §§ 68-69, 13 February 2020, Ullens de Schooten and Rezabek v. Belgium , nos. 3989/07 et 38353/07, §§   56-62, 20   September 2011 and Georgiou v. Greece , no. 57378/18, §   22 ‑ 23, 14   March 2023)?       APPENDIX Application no. 43983/19 No. Applicant’s Name Year of birth Nationality Place of residence 1. Maria VLACHOPOULOU 1970 Greek Athens 2. Dimitrios CHATZOUDIS 1963 Greek Athens 3. Kleoniki DEMIRI 1973 Greek Athens 4. Panagiotis DIMAS 1967 Greek Nea Smyrni 5. Michail DIMITRAKAKOS 1967 Greek Nea Smyrni 6. Anna FILANDRIANOU 1967 Greek Nea Makri 7. Irini FOTINAKI 1972 Greek Rafina 8. Stavroula GIANNAKOPOULOU 1972 Greek Athens 9. Georgios KANARIS 1979 Greek Bonn 10. Panagiotis KARIOTIS 1967 Greek Metamorfosi 11. Alexia-Mina KONTOGEORGIOU 1975 Greek Freising 12. Sofia LEKATSA 1972 Greek Athens 13. Konstantina MANTZARI 1974 Greek Patra 14. Georgios MATTHEAKAKIS 1973 Greek Glyfada 15. Konstantinos MAVROGENNIS 1972 Greek Athens 16. Elli MOUCHTARI 1968 Greek Nea Smyrni 17. Nikolaos PENEZIS 1977 Greek Glyfada 18. Arkadios RAKOPOULOS 1973 Greek Voula 19. Ilia RODE 1966 Greek Piraeus 20. Antonios SIGALAS 1969 Greek Zografou 21. Maria-Symela TANAGIA 1977 Greek Melissia 22. Kyriaki TROCHANI 1972 Greek Agia Paraskevi 23. Antonia TZITZIKA 1974 Greek Athens 24. Maria ZAVITSA 1974 Greek Athens 25. Panagiotis ZAVITSAS 1971 Greek Athens