4.  The six applicants were born on the dates listed in the Annex. 5.  The applicants are co-owners of a plot of land in the Volos district. On 26 August 1986 a compulsory expropriation was declared on their property according to presidential decree no. 719/1986. Subsequently, on 1st August 2002, the applicants filed an application with the Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works asking for the revocation of the blocking of their property as the expropriation procedure had not been completed and no compensation had been awarded to them. 6.  On 18 November 2002 the applicants lodged a recourse against the Greek authorities with the Volos First Instance Administrative Court challenging the implicit refusal of the authorities to revoke the expropriation of their property. 7. On 7 July 2005 a preliminary decision was published asking the authorities to submit additional evidence within twenty days (decision no. 241/2005). On 13 July 2006 the applicants filed an application before the Volos First Instance Administrative Court asking for a hearing date to be set as soon as possible. 8.  The hearing took place on 5 March 2009. 9.  By judgment dated 25 June 2009 the Volos First Instance Administrative Court accepted the applicants’ recourse (judgment no. 144/2009). 10.  On 22 January 2010 the Government lodged an appeal on points of law with the Supreme Administrative Court challenging the abovementioned decision (appeal no. 1099/10). It transpires from the case file that these proceedings are still pending.