The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) orders the Republic of Moldova to pay €560,000 to Seksimp Group SRL in a case concerning the enforcement of a court judgment that leads to the forced sale of the company’s assets at auction.
The Court delivers the decision on 4 June 2026, following its merits judgment in May 2025, in which it finds a violation of the right to a fair trial and the right to respect for property.
According to the ECHR, domestic courts fail to provide an effective remedy and do not sufficiently justify the decisions that involve the company in litigation, which ultimately leads to enforcement proceedings and the full sale of its assets.
One of the company’s main assets sells at auction in 2011 for approximately €54,000, although its estimated value exceeds €400,000. The Court finds that the state does not provide an effective mechanism to protect against the loss of property.
The company seeks nearly €1 billion in damages, including alleged lost profits, but the European judges reject most of the claims as speculative and unproven.
The ECHR awards €560,000 on an equitable basis as material damages (approximately 11.3 million Moldovan lei) and dismisses the remainder of the claims.
Seksimp Group SRL, a company with Slovenian capital active in the agribusiness sector, develops an agro-industrial complex in the Dubasari district, owns agricultural land and production infrastructure, and becomes involved in a legal dispute following a conflict with local partners. This dispute leads to court proceedings in national courts and later to the forced enforcement and sale of the company’s assets.
In its judgment, the ECHR finds 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).