The court’s decision was issued on June 4, 2026, following a May 2025 hearing on the merits in which the court found a violation of the right to a fair trial and the right to respect for property.
According to the ECtHR, the national courts in Moldova did not provide an effective remedy and did not provide sufficient grounds for decisions that involved the company in litigation, ultimately leading to enforcement and the complete sale of its assets.
One of the company’s main assets was sold at auction in 2011 for approximately €54,000, although its appraised value exceeded €400,000. The Court found that the State did not provide an effective mechanism to protect against the loss of property.
The company is seeking damages of nearly €1 billion, including alleged lost profits, but European judges dismiss most of the claims as speculative and unproven.
The ECHR awards 560,000 euros in pecuniary damages (approximately 11.3 million Moldovan lei) and rejects the remaining claims.
Seksimp Group SRL, a company with Slovenian capital and operating in the agro-industrial sector, builds an agro-industrial complex in Dubasari district, owns agricultural land and production infrastructure, and became involved in a legal dispute after a conflict with local partners. This dispute led to litigation in national courts and then to the forced recovery and sale of the company’s assets.
In its judgment, the ECtHR found violations of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights (right to a fair trial) and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (protection of property).
