The honouring of obligations and commitments by Albania

Amendment No. 1 | Doc. 15950 | 15 April 2024

Signatories:

Mr Titus CORLĂŢEAN, Romania, SOC ; Mr Iulian BULAI, Romania, ALDE ; Mr Damien COTTIER, Switzerland, ALDE ; Mr Andi-Lucian CRISTEA, Romania, SOC ; Mr Botond CSOMA, Romania, EPP/CD ; Mr Antonio GUTIÉRREZ LIMONES, Spain, SOC ; Mr Claude KERN, France, ALDE ; Mr Bogdan KLICH, Poland, EPP/CD ; Ms Denisa Elena NEAGU, Romania, ALDE ; Mr Cristian-Augustin NICULESCU-ȚÂGÂRLAȘ, Romania, EPP/CD ; Ms Diana STOICA, Romania, ALDE ; Mr Vladimir VARDANYAN, Armenia, EPP/CD

Origin

2024 - Second part-session

In the draft resolution, before paragraph 16, insert the following paragraph:

"The Assembly highlights that the Albanian authorities should focus on the importance of respecting the protection of property, and considers that priority should be given to ensuring the enforcement of final judicial decisions issued by domestic courts on this matter, such as through restitution or compensation, thus avoiding the need for new cases to be brought before the European Court of Human Rights."

Explanatory note

In cases of restitution of properties, the Albanian authorities intentionally delayed the execution of final court decisions. In the Iorga House case (Casa Iorga was nationalized by the communist regime) they refused to enforce the 2005 final judgment postponing any enforcement action.