TĂNASE v. MOLDOVA JUDGMENT
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193. The Court notes that the Chamber awarded the sum of EUR 3,860
in respect of costs and expenses incurred in the proceedings before it.
Further receipts have been provided in respect of the subsequent costs and
expenses of the proceedings before the Grand Chamber. The Court
accordingly awards the entire amount claimed.
C. Default interest
194. The Court considers it appropriate that the default interest rate
should be based on the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank,
to which should be added three percentage points.
FOR THESE REASONS, THE COURT UNANIMOUSLY
1. Decides to join to the merits the respondent Government’s objection
ratione materiae, and dismisses it;
2. Dismisses the
objections;
respondent
Government’s
remaining
preliminary
3. Holds that there has been a violation of Article 3 of Protocol No. 1;
4. Holds that there is no need to examine separately the complaint under
Article 14 of the Convention taken in conjunction with Article 3 of
Protocol No. 1;
5. Holds
(a) that the respondent State is to pay the applicant, within three months
from the date date on which this judgment becomes final, EUR 8,881.83
(eight thousand eight hundred and eighty-one euros and eighty-three
cents), plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicant, in respect of
costs and expenses to be converted into Moldovan lei at the rate
applicable at the date of settlement;
(b) that from the expiry of the above-mentioned three months until
settlement simple interest shall be payable on the above amount at a rate
equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during
the default period plus three percentage points.