CASE OF BUDINOVA AND ISAEV v. BULGARIA

CASE OF BUDINOVA AND ISAEV v. BULGARIA

Application No: 60342/19

Articles: 14, 14+8, 8, 8-1, 41

Respondent state: BGR

Date: 2026-05-12

Conclusion:

Violation of Article 14+8 - Prohibition of discrimination (Article 14 - Discrimination) (Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life; Positive obligations; Article 8-1 - Respect for private life); Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction); Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

Subject classification: Axel Springer AG v. Germany [GC], no. 39954/08, §§ 113 and 115, 7 February 2012; Azinas v. Cyprus [GC], no. 56679/00, § 38, ECHR 2004-III; Balázs v. Hungary, no. 15529/12, § 30, 20 October 2015; Behar and Gutman v. Bulgaria, no. 29335/13, 16 February 2021; Bladet Tromsø and Stensaas v. Norway [GC], no. 21980/93, §§ 75 and 77, ECHR 1999-III; Budayeva and Others v. Russia, nos. 15339/02 and 4 others, § 110, ECHR 2008 (extracts); Budinova and Chaprazov v. Bulgaria, no. 12567/13, 16 February 2021; G.S. v. Bulgaria, no. 36538/17, § 110, 4 April 2019; Ivanova and Cherkezov v. Bulgaria, no. 46577/15, § 89, 21 April 2016; Kozacıoğlu v. Turkey [GC], no. 2334/03, §§ 41-43, 19 February 2009; Krachunova v. Bulgaria, no. 18269/18, § 211, 28 November 2023; Le Compte, Van Leuven and De Meyere v. Belgium (Article 50), 18 October 1982, § 14, Series A no. 54; Lewit v. Austria, no. 4782/18, § 92, 10 October 2019; Lingens v. Austria, 8 July 1986, § 50, Series A no. 103; M. Özel and Others v. Turkey, nos. 14350/05 and 2 others, § 162, 17 November 2015; Merabishvili v. Georgia [GC], no. 72508/13, §§ 370-71, 28 November 2017; Metodiev and Others v. Bulgaria, no. 58088/08, § 59, 15 June 2017; Minasyan and Others v. Armenia, no. 59180/15, § 70, 7 January 2025; Nepomnyashchiy and Others v. Russia, nos. 39954/09 and 3465/17, 30 May 2023; Neumeister v. Austria (Article 50), 7 May 1974, § 43, Series A no. 17; Nina Dimitrova v. Bulgaria, no. 40669/16, § 197, 16 April 2024; O’Keeffe v. Ireland [GC], no. 35810/09, § 111, ECHR 2014 (extracts); Öztürk v. Germany (Article 50), 23 October 1984, § 8, Series A no. 85; Paketova and Others v Bulgaria, nos. 17808/19 and 36972/19, § 161, 4 October 2022; Sanchez v. France [GC], no. 45581/15, §§ 187 and 201, 15 May 2023; Scientology Kirche Deutschland e.V. v. Germany, no. 34614/97, Commission decision of 7 April 1997, Decisions and Reports 89-B, p. 163, at p. 171; Simonova v. Bulgaria, no. 30782/16, § 68 in fine, 11 April 2023; The Sunday Times v. the United Kingdom (no. 1) (Article 50), 6 November 1980, § 16, Series A no. 38; Yevstifeyev and Others v. Russia, nos. 226/18 and 2 others, §§ 52 and 58, 3 December 2024; Zhablyanov v. Bulgaria, no. 36658/18, § 125 in fine, 27 June 2023; Ziembiński v. Poland (no. 2), no. 1799/07, § 54, 5 July 2016; Zlatanov v. Bulgaria (dec.), no. 53050/21, § 174, 30 January 2024; Zustović v. Croatia, no. 27903/15, § 127, 22 April 2021; Zybertowicz v. Poland, no. 59138/10, § 53, 17 January 2017