CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;ADMISSIBILITYCOM;ENG — 9 avril 2026

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The applicants’ complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of civil proceedings were communicated to the Hungarian Government (“the Government”). After unsuccessful friendly-settlement negotiations, the Government submitted declarations with a view to resolving the issues raised by these complaints. They further requested the Court to strike out the applications. The Government acknowledged the excessive length of civil proceedings. They offered to pay the applicants the amounts detailed in the appended table and invited the Court to strike the applications out of the list of cases in accordance with Article   37 §   1   (c) of the Convention. The amounts would be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable on the date of payment, and would be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay these amounts within the above-mentioned three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on them, from the expiry of that period until settlement, at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points. The payment will constitute the final resolution of the cases. The applicants informed the Court that they agreed to the terms of the declarations. THE LAW Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision. The Court finds that, following the applicants’ express agreement to the terms of the declaration made by the Government, the cases should be treated as a friendly settlement between the parties. It therefore takes note of the friendly settlement reached between the parties. It is satisfied that the settlement is based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto and finds no reasons to justify the continued examination of the applications. In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the cases out of the list. For these reasons, the Court, unanimously, Decides to join the applications; Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases in accordance with Article   39 of the Convention. Done in English and notified in writing on 13 May 2026.     Attila Teplán   Stéphane Pisani   Acting Deputy Registrar   President     APPENDIX List of applications raising complaints under Article   6 § 1 of the Convention (excessive length of civil proceedings) No. Application no. Date of introduction Applicant’s name Year of birth   Representative’s name and location Date of receipt of Government’s declaration Date of receipt of applicant’s acceptance Amount awarded for pecuniary and non ‑ pecuniary damage and costs and expenses per applicant (in euros) [1]     2366/25 17/12/2024 (22 applicants) Imréné BERNÁTH 1947 Vilmosné BIHARI 1948 Ferencné BUDAI 1938 Lászlóné CSALÁDI 1964 Noémi Mariann ESKULICS 1967 Szilvia FARKASNÉ PRESZTER 1979 Nándor FORSTNER 1950 Sándor GULYÁS 1952 Zsanett HORVÁTH 1988 Gábor KISS 1962 Tibor KISS 1962 Beatrix KÖRMENDI 1980 Istvánné KOZMA 1955 Tamás LÓDERER 1952 István MÁNDICS 1951 Jánosné MARKÓ 1938 Antal Andrásné MOLNÁR 1964 János NEMES 1978 József NYIKOS 1949 Tibor László RIBB 1967 Ferencné SIPOS 1950 Istvánné SZABÓ 1943 Váczi Péter Győr 16/02/2026 26/02/2026 200     6456/25 21/02/2025 István STUMPF 1950 Váczi Péter Győr 17/02/2026 19/02/2026 200     9458/25 13/03/2025 (10 applicants) Sándor Lajos KERTÉSZ 1945 Sándor BALLA 1948 Ferenc BARABÁS 1948 Miklós BOGNÁR 1954 Sándor CSIZMADIA 1944 Győző IMRE 1963   László JAKAB 1948 Zsolt KOVÁCS 1970 Gábor RUFF 1954 Jánosné TETZL 1948 Váczi Péter Győr 09/12/2025 26/02/2026 200     12619/25 16/04/2025 János KAISER 1959 Váczi Péter Győr 16/02/2026 26/02/2026 200     12620/25 16/04/2025 (7 applicants) Mária SZÉP 1957 Lajos BALLA 1951 Jenő Lajos BERTALAN 1950 Ferencné BÍRÓ 1951 Árpád BOGNÁR 1964 Zsigmond NAGY 1955 Zoltán OTT 1975 Váczi Péter Győr 08/12/2025 26/02/2026 200   [1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.