Court Throws Out Case of Croatian Savers, Slovenia Pleased

Strasbourg/Ljubljana, 6 November - The European Court of Human Rights has decided to throw out a case brought by three Croatian savers of the defunct Slovenian bank LB against Slovenia, a ruling that was greeted in Slovenia as a landmark in the long-running dispute with Croatia that has burdened bilateral relations since the break-up of Yugoslavia 15 years ago.

Ljubljana Slovenian State Attorney General Lucijan Bembic welcomes the decision of the European Court of Human Rights to throw out the case brought by three Croatian savers of the defunct Slovenian bank LB against Slovenia. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Slovenian State Attorney General Lucijan Bembic welcomes the decision of the European Court of Human Rights to throw out the case brought by three Croatian savers of the defunct Slovenian bank LB against Slovenia.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Slovenian State Attorney General Lucijan Bembic welcomes the decision of the European Court of Human Rights to throw out the case brought by three Croatian savers of the defunct Slovenian bank LB against Slovenia. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Slovenian State Attorney General Lucijan Bembic welcomes the decision of the European Court of Human Rights to throw out the case brought by three Croatian savers of the defunct Slovenian bank LB against Slovenia.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana, Foreign Ministry Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel (pictured) welcomes the decision by the European Court of Human Rights to throw out the case brought by three Croatian savers of the defunct Slovenian bank LB against Slovenia. Photo. Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana, Foreign Ministry
Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel (pictured) welcomes the decision by the European Court of Human Rights to throw out the case brought by three Croatian savers of the defunct Slovenian bank LB against Slovenia.
Photo. Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana, Foreign Ministry Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel (pictured) welcomes the decision by the European Court of Human Rights to throw out the case brought by three Croatian savers of the defunct Slovenian bank LB against Slovenia. Photo. Domen Groegl/STA

Ljubljana, Foreign Ministry
Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel (pictured) welcomes the decision by the European Court of Human Rights to throw out the case brought by three Croatian savers of the defunct Slovenian bank LB against Slovenia.
Photo. Domen Groegl/STA

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