6.  The applicants, all of whom are Moldovan citizens, live in the Republic of Moldova. They were born in 1932, 1920, 1928, 1919, 1925, 1927, 1923, 1969, 1930, 1919, 1923, 1929, 1928, 1923 and 1922 respectively. 7.  On 29 July 1994 and on 16 February 1995 the Government and the Parliament passed two decisions according to which the deposits of certain categories of persons at the Savings Bank have to be index-linked. According to the decisions, the Ministry of Finance was supposed to allocate the necessary funds to the Savings Bank. However it failed to do so and the Savings Bank could not carry out the decisions of the Parliament and of the Government. 8.  In 1999-2001 the applicants lodged with the Râşcani District Court civil actions against the Ministry of Finance in which they sought compensation. 9.  By a final judgment of 17 September 2000 the court awarded Mr Gheorghe Luntre compensation of MDL 2,936[1]. 10.  By a final judgment of 10 July 2000 the court awarded Ms Nina Voit compensation of MDL 2,934[2]. 11.  By a final judgment of 10 May 2000 the court awarded Mr Pavel Maloman compensation of MDL 733[3]. 12.  By a final judgment of 25 August 2000 the court awarded Mr Dumitru Tcacenco compensation of MDL 734.50[4]. 13.  By a final judgment of 10 May 2000 the court awarded Mr Mihail Zverev compensation of MDL 733[5]. 14.  By a final judgment of 3 May 2001 the court awarded Ms Lidia Abramov compensation of MDL 2,934[6]. 15.  By a final judgment of 15 March 2001 the court awarded Ms Eudochia Volcov compensation of MDL 3,667.50[7]. 16.  By a final judgment of 30 November 2000 the court awarded Ms Ianina Atnealov compensation of MDL 1,468[8]. 17.  By a final judgment of 30 November 2000 the court awarded Ms Nina Ceaica compensation of MDL 734[9]. 18.  By a final judgment of 18 October 1999 the court awarded Mr Dumitru Grişin compensation of MDL 1,446.76[10]. 19.  By a final judgment of 18 October 1999 the court awarded Ms Tatiana Grişin compensation of MDL 1,301.76[11]. 20.  By a final judgment of 14 December 2000 the court awarded Mr Pavel Epifanov compensation of MDL 2,130.69[12]. 21.  By a final judgment of 30 November 2000 the court awarded Ms Nadejda Cleauşev compensation of MDL 733.50[13]. 22.  By a final judgment of 10 May 2000 the court awarded Ms Ecaterina Bobîlev compensation of MDL 733[14]. 23.  By a final judgment of 10 May 2000 the court awarded Mr Ivan Prozor compensation of MDL 733[15]. 24.  On unspecified dates the applicants lodged complaints about the non-enforcement of the judgments with the Ministry of Justice and the Enforcement Authority. In its replies, the Ministry of Justice and the Enforcement Authority informed them that the judgments could not be enforced, as no funds had been provided for the enforcement of judgments by the relevant legislation within the annual State budget. 25.  On 22-30 April 2003, after the cases were communicated to the Government, the judgments were executed by the Ministry of Finance.