SECOND SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 24676/25
József PISCH against Hungary
and 2 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 4 June 2026 as a Committee composed of:
Stéphane Pisani, President,
Juha Lavapuro,
Hugh Mercer, judges,
and Attila Teplán, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications against Hungary lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on the various dates indicated in the appended table,
Having regard to the declarations submitted by the respondent Government requesting the Court to strike the applications out of the list of cases, and the applicants’ replies to these declarations,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDUREThe list of applicants is set out in the appended table.
The applicants were represented by Mr P. Váczi, a lawyer practising in Győr.
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 LAWHaving 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 25 June 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]
24676/25
04/08/2025
József PISCH
1957
Váczi Péter
Győr
14/04/2026
17/04/2026
200
24687/25
04/08/2025
(7 applicants)
Attila LŐRINCZ
1947
Sándorné BAKÓ
1960
József HARKÁLY
1952
Sándor NIKMOND
1957
Ferenc NOVASZEL
1952
Gyuláné SZABÓ
1954
Jánosné TÓTH
1944
Váczi Péter
Győr
14/04/2026
17/04/2026
200
25272/25
04/08/2025
(53 applicants)
Jánosné LÁNG
1962
Antalné BALOGH
1941
Imréné BARTUCZ
1950
Anikó Ilona BÖCKL
1945
József BÓDOG
1960
Mátyás CSÁKI
1957
Zsolt CSÁNYI
1989
Erika CSERTŐ
1958
Ferencné CSIKÁNY
1964
Árpád Ottó DÁBASI
1983
József DINÓK
1954
Julianna DINÓK
1982
Zoltánné DOMONKOS
1977
Anikó ESZTERGOMI
1970
Ferenc Lajosné ESZTERGOMI
1960
Renáta FAJKÁNÉ-BERENTE
1975
István FEKETE
1984
János FÖLDI
1954
Ferenc János GUBICZA
1958
István József GYÖNGE
1953
Jánosné GYURKOVICS
1948
János Antal HORVÁT
1949
Mónika JÁGER
1972
Otto JUHÁSZ
1972
György László KÁLMÁN
1964
István Ferenc KAPÁS
1953
János KENGYEL
1969
Ida KIRÁLY
1980
László KIRÁLY
1951
Dénesné KIS
1946
Gábor KISS
1959
László KÓKAI
1960
József KOTHENCZ
1957
Ferenc KOTLÁR
1974
Éva KOVÁCS
1959
Imre KRIZSÁK
1975
Árpád LASSU
1980
Lajos Tamás LIBOR
1948
Béláné MIKUS
1953
Sándor MIKUS
1962
István MILÓCZKI
1967
Istvánné MONDI
1956
Ildikó Lenke PALOTÁS
1960
Tímea PINCZÉS
1978
András RIKK
1973
Mihály Zoltán ROCSKÁR
1968
Imre SEREGÉLY
1973
Lajos SZÉCSÉNY
1971
Gábor TEMESVÁRY
1982
Sándor TEMESVÁRY
1953
Tamás VADNAY
1965
József VÁLIK
1945
György VÁLI-TÓTH
1958
Váczi Péter
Győr
17/04/2026
21/04/2026
200
[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.