7.  The applicant was born in 1945 and lives in Durrës, Albania. 8.  The applicant was employed by the National Employment Service (NES) as the Director of Durrës Vocational Training Centre (“the Durrës VTC”). The NES is responsible to the Ministry of Labour. On 9 July 2005 the applicant was dismissed. Considering his dismissal arbitrary, he challenged it before the Durrës District Court. The applicant did not seek an award of pecuniary damage. 9.  In its judgment of 27 September 2005, the Durrës District Court found the dismissal void due to a flawed procedure and ordered the applicant to be reinstated. On 1 November 2005 the NES filed an appeal with the Durrës Court of Appeal, (“the Court of Appeal”). 10.  By judgment of 12 December 2005, the Durrës Court of Appeal declared the appeal inadmissible as having been filed out of time. That judgment became final as no appeal was filed with the Supreme Court. 11.  For the purposes of executing the Durrës District Court’s judgment of 27 September 2005, an execution writ was issued by the court on 22 December 2005 pursuant to Articles 510 (a) and 511 (a) of the Code of Civil Procedure (see “Relevant domestic law and practice” below). 12.  On 23 January 2006 the bailiff’s office imposed a fine on the Minister of Labour concerning the failure to enforce the Durrës District Court’s judgment. To date, the Durrës District Court’s judgment of 27 September 2005 has not been executed. 13.  On an unspecified date the applicant lodged a complaint with the Durrës District Court requesting payment of salary arrears since 9 July 2005. 14.  On 24 October 2006 the Durrës District Court found in the applicant’s favour and ordered the NES to pay the applicant his salary from 9 July 2005 until the date of his actual reinstatement. 15.  On 14 June 2007 the Durrës Court of Appeal rejected an appeal by the NES. The NES appealed to the Supreme Court. According to the information before the Court, it appears that these proceedings are pending before the Supreme Court. 16.  On 6 December 2006, at the applicant’s request, the Durrës District Court issued an execution writ in respect of its judgment of 24 October 2006. 17.  On an unspecified date the NES sought the immediate suspension of execution. The Durrës District Court decided that the case fell outside its territorial jurisdiction and transferred the case file to the Tirana District Court. 18.  On 31 January 2008 the Tirana District Court dismissed the NES action. On an unspecified date the NES appealed. It appears that the proceedings are pending before the Tirana Court of Appeal.