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ARTICLE · 14 MAY 2026

Πολιτική Έφεση 344/2017 - Μη Εφαρμοσιμότητα Διμερών Συμφωνιών Μεταξύ Κρατών Μελών Της ΕΕ

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Το Ανώτατο Δικαστήριο, στην Πολιτική Έφεση Αρ. 344/2017, εξέδωσε σημαντική απόφαση με την οποία έκρινε ότι η

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Το Ανώτατο Δικαστήριο, στην Πολιτική Έφεση Αρ. 344/2017, εξέδωσε σημαντική απόφαση με την οποία έκρινε ότι η Διμερής Συμφωνία για Προώθηση και Αμοιβαία Προστασία των Επενδύσεων μεταξύ της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας και της Δημοκρατίας της Πολωνίας κατέστη μη εφαρμόσιμη και ανενεργή μετά την προσχώρηση των δύο χωρών στην Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση (ΕΕ).

Η Εφεσείουσα, πολίτης της Δημοκρατίας της Πολωνίας, είχε υποστεί απώλεια καταθέσεών της στη Λαϊκή Τράπεζα λόγω του γνωστού ως «κούρεμα των καταθέσεων» τον Μάρτιο του 2013, όταν η επένδυσή της μειώθηκε από σχεδόν μισό εκατομμύριο ευρώ σε λιγότερο από 25 χιλιάδες ευρώ. Για την απώλειά που υπέστη, θεώρησε την Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία υπόλογη να την αποζημιώσει δυνάμει του Άρθρου 4 της Διμερούς Συμφωνίας.

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