Koncz and Others v. Hungary
Struck out of the list
Berörda konventionsartiklar
SECOND SECTION
Application no. 7162/24 Benedek KONCZ against Hungary and 9 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 27 March 2025 as a Committee composed of:
Gediminas Sagatys , President , Stéphane Pisani, Juha Lavapuro , judges ,
and Attila Teplán, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table,
Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the cases,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The list of applicants and their representatives is set out in the appended table.
The applicants’ complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of criminal proceedings were communicated to the Hungarian Government (“the Government”). In some of the applications, complaints based on the same facts were also communicated under other provisions of the Convention.
The Court received friendly-settlement declarations, signed by the parties, under which the applicants agreed to waive any further claims against Hungary in respect of the facts giving rise to these applications, subject to an undertaking by the Government to pay them the amounts detailed in the appended table. These amounts will be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable on the date of payment, and will 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 undertake 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 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 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 a 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 30 April 2025.
Attila Teplán Gediminas Sagatys Acting Deputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
List of applications raising complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention
(excessive length of criminal proceedings)
No.
Application no. Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth
Representative’s name and location
Other complaints under well ‑ established case-law
Date of receipt of Government’s declaration
Date of receipt of Applicant’s declaration
Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses per applicant
(in euros) [1]
7162/24
04/03/2024
Benedek KONCZ
1973
Fahidi Gergely
Budapest
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings
29/01/2025
14/10/2024
2,000
16712/24
16/05/2024
László ROSTÁS
1982
Szabó Gábor
Göd
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings
19/02/2025
12/11/2024
2,600
17227/24
10/06/2024
Imre KRIZSA
1960
Cseterics Krisztián
Budapest
30/01/2025
24/10/2024
3,300
18576/24
27/06/2024
Róbert VARGA
1991
Szabó Gábor
Göd
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings
19/02/2025
28/10/2024
5,400
20928/24
16/07/2024
Anita MENYHÁRT
1975
Andorfer Miklós
Budajenő
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings
14/02/2025
25/02/2025
3,600
24922/24
22/08/2024
Béla KOVÁCS
1978
Kiss Dániel Bálint
Budapest
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings
29/01/2025
15/11/2024
5,200
24925/24
21/08/2024
Ferenc KATONA
1990
Borsos Tamás
Budapest
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings
13/02/2025
25/10/2024
3,300
29637/24
01/10/2024
Gusztáv HORVÁTH
1963
Kiss Dániel Bálint
Budapest
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings
20/02/2025
09/01/2025
3,300
31335/24
11/10/2024
László Zoltán FÁBIÁN
1989
Kiss Dániel Bálint
Budapest
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings
20/02/2025
15/01/2025
3,900
32744/24
15/10/2024
Miklós FRIEBERT
1960
Szabó Gábor
Göd
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings
20/02/2025
12/02/2025
5,500
[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.