The Maltese authorities have still to execute 12 European Court of Human Rights judgements, according to a report released yesterday.
The report was drawn up by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers which follows the progress of the execution of judgements delivered by the Strasbourg-based court.
Malta is considered to be one of the most efficient member states when it comes to the settlement of court judgments but CoE sources said more attention should be given by Maltese authorities, particularly to the full execution of cases which have been pending for more than five years.
“Malta has no big issues according to this report and we have always managed to settle any pending problems with the Maltese authorities,” a CoE official said.
“However, some four Maltese cases which are pending since 2007 must be tackled without further delay,” the official said.
According to the report there are currently 17 pending cases involving Malta before the ECHR judges. In the past two years, the court decided four cases brought by Maltese parties claiming violation of human rights and awarded some €314,000 in compensation to be paid out by the local authorities.
In general, the report...
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