FIRST SECTION DECISION Application no. 35860/23 Maria CATALDO against Italy and 3 other applications (see appended table) The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 5 December 2024 as a Committee composed of: Georgios A. Serghides , President , Erik Wennerström, Alain Chablais , judges , and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar, Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table, Having regard to the declarations submitted by the respondent Government requesting the Court to strike the applications out of the list of cases, Having deliberated, decides as follows: FACTS AND PROCEDURE The list of applicants is set out in the appended table. The applicants’ complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 concerning the non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of “Pinto” domestic decisions were communicated to the Italian Government (“the Government”). THE LAW Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision. The Government informed the Court that they proposed to make unilateral declarations with a view to resolving the issues raised by these complaints. They further requested the Court to strike out the applications in accordance with Article 37 of the Convention. The Government acknowledged the delayed enforcement of “Pinto” domestic decisions. They offered to pay the applicants the amounts detailed in the appended table and invited the Court to strike the applications out of the list of cases in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (c) of the Convention. The amounts would be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay these amounts within the above-mentioned three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on them, 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 cases. The applicants were sent the terms of the Government’s unilateral declarations several weeks before the date of this decision. The Court has not received a response from the applicants accepting the terms of the declarations. The Court observes that Article 37 § 1 (c) enables it to strike a case out of its list if: “... for any other reason established by the Court, it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application”. Thus, it may strike out applications under Article 37 § 1 (c) on the basis of a unilateral declaration by a respondent Government even if the applicants wish the examination of the cases to be continued (see, in particular, the Tahsin Acar v. Turkey judgment (preliminary objections) [GC], no. 26307/95, §§ 75 ‑ 77, ECHR 2003-VI). The Court has established clear and extensive case-law concerning complaints relating to the non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of “Pinto” domestic decisions (see, for example, Gaglione and Others v. Italy, nos. 45867/07 and others, 21 December 2010, and Gagliano Giorgi v. Italy, no. 23563/07, 6 March 2012). Noting the admissions contained in the Government’s declarations as well as the amount of compensation proposed – which is consistent with the amounts awarded in similar cases – the Court considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the applications (Article 37 § 1 (c)). In the light of the above considerations, the Court is satisfied that respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto does not require it to continue the examination of the applications (Article 37 § 1 in fine ). Finally, the Court emphasises that, should the Government fail to comply with the terms of their unilateral declarations, the applications may be restored to the list in accordance with Article 37 § 2 of the Convention (see Josipović v. Serbia (dec.), no. 18369/07, 4 March 2008). In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the cases out of the list. For these reasons, the Court, unanimously, Decides to join the applications; Takes note of the terms of the respondent Government’s declarations and of the arrangements for ensuring compliance with the undertakings referred to therein; Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (c) of the Convention. Done in English and notified in writing on 16 January 2025. Viktoriya Maradudina Georgios A. Serghides Acting Deputy Registrar President APPENDIX List of applications raising complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of Pinto domestic decisions) No. Application no. Date of introduction Applicant’s name Year of birth Representative’s name and location Date of receipt of Government’s declaration Amount awarded for non-pecuniary damage per applicant (in euros) [1] Amount awarded for costs and expenses per application (in euros) [2] 35860/23 22/09/2023 Maria CATALDO 1968 Liguori Michele Naples 16/09/2024 200 30 42137/23 16/11/2023 (5 applicants) Cosimo DE VITA 1943 Cesario DE BLASI 1963 Ippazio DE FRANCESCO 1961 Giovanni DE MASI 1968 Francesco DE NUCCIO 1956 Pasca Antonio Rome 16/09/2024 200 30 43050/23 04/12/2023 (8 applicants) Agostino CONTE 1959 Michelino MICOLANI 1954 Luigi NICOLARDI 1951 Roberto PERSANO 1959 Antonio Giorgio ROSSETTI 1965 Natalino SCARPA 1957 Luigi TOMA 1952 Giuseppe VERDOSCIA 1949 Pasca Antonio Rome 16/09/2024 200 30 43096/23 29/11/2023 (21 applicants) Cosimo ALBERTONE 1943 Angelo ANGIULLI 1958 Vincenzo ANNESI 1967 Sergio ATTANASI 1960 Venanzio Antonio BLANDINI 1957 Mario BONUSO 1955 Vincenza BOTTONE 1965 Rosanna BUFFO 1958 Maurizio Andrea CALABRESE 1964 Pantaleo CALVARA 1954 Salvatore CAMISA 1964 Nicolò CURCI 1950 Sergio Ippazio D’AUTILIA 1952 Franco DI LAURO 1951 Giovanni DI PRISCO 1958 Roberto GAETANI 1968 Giovanni GALATI 1954 Pantaleo GALIOTTA 1958 Luigi GIANNONE 1951 Pasca Antonio Rome 16/09/2024 200 30 [1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants [2] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants