Information Note on the Court’s case-law No. 163
May 2013
Markovics v. Hungary - 77575/11

Article 1 of Protocol No. 1
Article 1 para. 1 of Protocol No. 1
Peaceful enjoyment of possessions
Statutory transformation of former police officer’s pension into a service allowance: communicated

The applicant, a retired police officer, was entitled to a service pension of approximately EUR 430. In November 2011 the Hungarian Parliament transformed service pensions of all former members of law-enforcement agencies, fire brigades and defence forces into service allowances, which were subject to income tax and other less favourable conditions.
In his application to the European Court, the applicant complains under Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 that the abolition of his service pension amounts to an unjustified and discriminatory interference with the peaceful enjoyment of his possessions. There are about 12,000 cases pending before the Court raising the same issue.

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