Sindacutul 'Pastorul Cel Bun' v. Romania [2013] ECHR 64, (9 July 2013)
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that preventing priests from forming a trade union in order to protect the autonomy of the Romanian Orthodox Church (Church) is consistent with the European Convention on Human Rights. Although the refusal to allow the priests to form a trade union was an interference with their freedom of association, it was considered to be necessary in a democratic society for the preservation of religious autonomy.
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