Principal facts
The applicant, Mr Andrzej Zubczewski, is a Swedish national who was born in 1939 and lives in Spain.
Upon his retirement, he started receiving an old-age pension calculated in respect of his civil status, which was single at the time.
In 2002, Mr Zubczewski got married. Following this, the Social Insurance Office, applying the Old-Age Pension Act, reduced his pension by about 50 Euros a month. He complained against this decision emphasising that his wife did not have any income. His complaint was dismissed by the Social Security Office and by the competent administrative court; his appeal was not allowed by the higher courts.
Complaints
Relying in particular on Article 1 of Protocol No 1 to the Convention (protection of property) and on Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination), the applicant complained that the decrease in his pension had resulted in a discriminatory deprivation of his property.
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