SECOND SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 36730/23
M.P. and N.B.K.
against North Macedonia
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 9 April 2026 as a Committee composed of:
 Stéphane Pisani, President,
 Juha Lavapuro,
 Hugh Mercer, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application against the Republic of North Macedonia lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on 5 October 2023,
Having regard to the decision not to have the applicants’ names disclosed,
Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the case,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDUREThe list of applicants is set out in the appended table. The applicants were represented by Ms N. Boshkova, a lawyer practising in Skopje.
The application concerns the applicants’ complaints under Article 8 of the Convention concerning the alleged failure of the domestic authorities to protect them from the publication and dissemination of their sexually explicit videos and/or photos.
The application was communicated to the Government of North Macedonia (“the Government”).
The Court received the friendly-settlement declarations, signed by the parties, under which the applicants agreed to waive any further claims against North Macedonia in respect of the facts giving rise to this application, subject to an undertaking by the Government to pay each applicant the amount detailed in the appended table. This amount will be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable on the date of payment, and will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay this amount within the above‑mentioned three-month period, the Government undertake to pay simple interest on it, 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 case.
THE LAWThe Court takes note of the friendly settlement reached between the parties. It is satisfied that the settlement is based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto and finds no reasons to justify a continued examination of the application.
In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 39 of the Convention.
Done in English and notified in writing on 13 May 2026.
 
 Viktoriya Maradudina Stéphane Pisani
 Acting Deputy Registrar President
 
 
APPENDIX
Application raising complaints under Article 8 of the Convention
(right to respect for private life)
 
Application no.
Date of introduction
Applicant’s initials
 
Representative’s name and location
Date of receipt of Government’s declaration
Date of receipt of applicants’ declaration
Amount awarded for non‑pecuniary damage and costs and expenses
per applicant
(in euros)[1]
36730/23
05/10/2023
 
M.P.
 
N.B.K.
Natasha Boshkova
Skopje
24/02/2026
23/01/2026
4,900
 
[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.