SAVICKIS AND OTHERS v. LATVIA JUDGMENT
28. According to the most recent information provided by the third
applicant, as of December 2015 he was receiving a pension of EUR 283.05
and a supplement of EUR 16.93. The years of his compulsory military service
in Russia remain excluded from the calculation.
4. Fourth applicant (Ms Asija Sivicka)
29. The fourth applicant was born in Termez (Uzbekistan) in 1946.
According to data from the State Social Insurance Agency, from 1963 to 1971
she worked in the territory of Uzbekistan (a total of 7 years, 10 months and
14 days of employment, and 2 months of parental leave). From 1971 to 1973
(1 year, 11 months and 26 days) the fourth applicant was on parental leave,
although the documents before the Court do not clearly specify in which
country this time was spent. In the period between 1973 and 1976 the fourth
applicant was employed in Germany (2 years, 9 months and 16 days of
employment and 1 month and 4 days of parental leave). From 1976 until 1981
she was employed in Russia (4 years, 11 months and 25 days). From 1981 to
1985 she served in the Soviet armed forces as a volunteer. From 1985 to 1987
(1 year, 5 months and 5 days) the fourth applicant worked in the territory of
Belarus. She started working in Latvia in 1987, at the age of 41.
30. On 28 March 2008, the State Social Insurance Agency granted the
fourth applicant a retirement pension. The insurance period was set at
19 years, 11 months and 12 days, as the years of employment and the
equivalent periods accrued outside the territory of Latvia were not included
in the calculation. The monthly amount of her pension was set at LVL 49.50
(approximately EUR 70), payable from 27 February 2008.
31. On 28 September 2010, the Agreement between the Republic of
Latvia and the Republic of Belarus on Cooperation in the Field of Social
Security (“Latvia-Belarus Social Security Agreement”) entered into force. On
the basis of this agreement, the Republic of Belarus granted the fourth
applicant a retirement pension of EUR 6.55 with respect to the employment
period in Belarus. There are no documents establishing when this decision
was taken. In her application form lodged on 4 August 2011, the fourth
applicant submitted that she had filed the relevant request in October 2010
but had not yet received a response. However, the Government alleged that
this decision had already been taken on 27 October 2010.
32. On 19 January 2011, the Agreement between the Republic of Latvia
and the Russian Federation on Cooperation in the Field of Social Security
(“Latvia-Russia Social Security Agreement”) entered into force. By a
decision of 8 June 2011 the employment period in Russia was included in the
calculation on the basis of the Latvia-Russia Social Security Agreement.
Accordingly, the insurance period was set at 27 years, 2 months and 7 days
(including periods accrued through continued employment following her
retirement). The monthly pension was set at LVL 82.05 (approximately
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