FERNANDES DE ARAÚJO v. ROMANIA - 10772/21 (Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life : Fourth Section Committee)

The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting as a Committee composed of:

Faris Vehabović , President , Anja Seibert-Fohr, Sebastian Răduleţu , judges , and Simeon Petrovski, Deputy Section Registrar,

the application (no. 10772/21 ) against Romania lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ("the Convention") on 8 February 2021 by a Portuguese national, Mr Rui Alexandre Fernandes de Araújo ("the applicant"), who was born in 1972, lives in Massamá and was represented by Mr J.M. Rocha, a lawyer practising in Mem Martins;

the decision to give notice of the application to the Romanian Government ("the Government"), represented by their Agent, Ms O.F. Ezer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

the decision to give priority to the application (Rule 41 of the Rules of Court);