The International Court of Justice stated on Friday, that Germany dismissed its complaint against Italy, which Berlin claimed was wrongfully claiming World War II compensation, according to

The ICJ, the UN’s top judicial body, said in a statement that Germany decided to withdraw the case “after recent judicial developments in Italy” and after talks between the two nations.

The court, based in The Hague, the Netherlands, therefore canceled the hearings which were due to be held next Monday and Tuesday.

On April 29, Germany filed a complaint against Italy on the grounds that it was “failing to respect its jurisdictional immunity”.

Faced with a growing number of cases before Italian courts brought by families of victims of Nazi crimes, Germany filed a complaint with the ICJ in 2008.

The court ruled in 2012 that Italy had failed in its obligations by allowing legal proceedings to be brought to obtain compensation from Berlin for victims of Nazi crimes.

Italian courts had “since 2012… entertained a significant number of new claims… in violation of Germany’s sovereign immunity,” Berlin’s application said.

After a new decree went into effect at the beginning of the month, Berlin changed its mind.

According to the court, Germany concurred with Italy that the decree addressed their principal concern.

“Germany understands from the Decree that ‘Italian law requires Italian courts to lift measures of enforcement previously taken and that no further measures of constraint will be taken by Italian courts against German property… located on Italian territory,” the ICJ said.