Vizi and Others v. Hungary

SECOND SECTION

Application no. 24972/24 Mihály VIZI and Others against Hungary (see appended table)

The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 19 February 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 application against Hungary lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on 26 August 2024,

Having regard to the declaration submitted by the respondent Government requesting the Court to strike the application out of the list of cases,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The list of applicants is set out in the appended table.

The applicants were represented by Ms F. Pintér, 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”).

THE LAW

After unsuccessful friendly-settlement negotiations, the Government informed the Court that they proposed to make unilateral declaration with a view to resolving the issues raised by these complaints. They further requested the Court to strike out the application in accordance with Article 37 of the Convention.

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 application 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 this amount within the above-mentioned three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on it, 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 case.

The applicants were sent the terms of the Government’s unilateral declaration several weeks before the date of this decision. The Court has not received a response from the applicants accepting the terms of the declaration.

The Court observes that Article 37 § 1 (c) enables it to strike a case out of its list if:

“... for any other reason established by the Court, it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application”.

Thus, it may strike out applications under Article 37 § 1 (c) on the basis of a unilateral declaration by a respondent Government even if the applicants wish the examination of the case to be continued (see, in particular, the Tahsin Acar v. Turkey judgment (preliminary objections) [GC], no. 26307/95, §§ 75 ‑ 77, ECHR 2003-VI).

The Court has established clear and extensive case-law concerning complaints relating to the excessive length of civil proceedings (see, for example, Gazsó v. Hungary, no. 48322/12, 16 July 2015 and Csatári and Others v. Hungary [Committee], no. 18514/24, 20 May 2025).

Noting the admissions contained in the Government’s declaration as well as the amount of compensation proposed – which is consistent with the amounts awarded in similar cases – the Court considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application (Article 37 § 1 (c)).

In the light of the above considerations, the Court is satisfied that respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto does not require it to continue the examination of the application (Article 37 § 1 in fine ).

Finally, the Court emphasises that, should the Government fail to comply with the terms of their unilateral declaration, the application may be restored to the list in accordance with Article 37 § 2 of the Convention ( Josipović v. Serbia (dec.), no. 18369/07, 4 March 2008).

In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Takes note of the terms of the respondent Government’s declaration and of the arrangements for ensuring compliance with the undertakings referred to therein;

Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (c) of the Convention.

Done in English and notified in writing on 12 March 2026.

Attila Teplán Stéphane Pisani Acting Deputy Registrar President

APPENDIX

Application raising complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention

(excessive length of civil proceedings)

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 comments, if any

Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses

per applicant/ household

(in euros) [1]

24972/24

26/08/2024

(224 applicants)

Mihály VIZI

1944

János SZABÓ

1957

Lajosné PÁZMÁNDI

1952

János István ZAKAR

1945

Lukács SZILÁGYI

1955

Mária Gizella ÖRDÖGNÉ CZEGLÉDI

1959

Benjamin NYÍRI

1957

István Miklósné SZABÓ

1960

Zoltán GONDA

1942

Gyula MÁRTA

1931

Tímea NÉMETI

1978

István BAJZÁTH

1936

Imre SZŰCS

1955

Zoltánné SZIRÁKI

1955

Antal FÜLÖP

1945

Illésné GONDA

1954

Illésné KOVÁCS

1957

László ÁBRAHÁM

1961

Szilveszter KECSKÉS

1977

Tibor LUKÁCSI

1955

Jenő NAGY

1941

Jánosné PÉLI

1933

József TÓTH

1968

Andrea LAKATOSNÉ TÖRÖK

1972

András FEDOR

1958

Terézia HEGEDŰSNÉ MARKÓ

1969

Nóra LUKÁCSI

1982

Andrásné BUDAI

1966

Imréné BUDAI

1936

Henrietta CSÍKOSNÉ HEMRIK

1979

István GÁL

1942

Pál SZABÓ

1944

Imréné KORMOS

1933

Józsefné GUBANCSIK

1949

András KÜRI

1954

János KORMÁNY

1960

Sándor BOROS

1935

Sándor PAPP

1959

Angéla SLÉDERNÉ PÉNTEK

1976

Géza BARANYA

1976

Imréné TÓTH

1964

Albertné BORÓK

1951

István VIZI

1959

Mihályné TÓTH

1939

Ágnes KOSARASNÉ TELEK

1976

Tibor FÓNAGY

1975

Imre SZABÓ

1958

Emil MAJZIK

1955

András BÉRES

1944

Jenőné BERÉNYI

1944

Gyuláné CSILLIK

1954

László NÉMETH

1956

Endre BALÁZSI

1958

Mihályné FEKETE

1955

Mária Julianna PULAINÉ BARTA

1956

Albert PATONAI

1954

Dezsőné DOBOS

1960

Ferenc VARGA

1948

Józsefné OLÁH

1933

Miklósné KOVÁCS

1950

Ferenc TÓTH

1979

Andrásné LÁDI

1950

Istvánné BODÓ

1955

Miklós MARKÓ

1959

Andrásné MAJOR

1942

József GYURKÓ

1970

Károly KRISTÁLY

1964

István KOCSMÁR

1971

István SZŰCS

1960

Istvánné TÓTH

1944

Józsefné POLYÁK

1943

Istvánné SZABÓ

1953

István HADRIK

1957

István CZAKÓ

1943

Jánosné RABI NAGY

1948

József VÉKONY

1960

András CSOMOR

1941

Ferencné TÓTH

1959

Sándor BALLA

1973

Mihály BORBÉLY

1953

Imre CSILLIK

1937

Csilla SZABÓ-SZŰCS

1970

Jánosné NAGY

1937

Lászlóné KALMÁR

1955

György HÉJA

1941

Gáborné HÉJA

1939

Sándor ASZTALOS

1977

István BODÓ

1958

Imre PALÁGYI

1940

Vendel SZATMÁRI

1940

Tamás PÉNTEK

1950

József VARGA

1950

Ildikó GYŐRINÉ PÉNTEK

1967

Pál DÖMÖK

1953

Józsefné SZABÓ

1943

Ferenc BALÁZS

1967

Imréné TÓTH

1944

Béla KEREKES

1944

Lajosné CSAJBÓK

1938

Marianna JUHÁSZ

1968

Gabriella ANDRÁSINÉ KOVÁCS

1976

Csaba Tibor CSÍKHEGYI

1947

Mihály KOVÁCS

1951

Zoltán NAGY

1974

Ignác LOVÁSZ

1941

Tünde BOZÓKINÉ KATONA

1981

Sándor Lászlóné FEJES

1946

Sándor Lászlóné KANYÓ

1947

Attila VITÁRIZS

1973

Zoltán BUKTA

1970

Jánosné CSINGER

1955

István CSEH

1944

Kálmán NAGY

1967

Gáspárné HÉJA

1946

János TÓTH

1971

János ÖRDÖG

1970

Mihály BALOG

1953

Imre TÓTH

1968

Rózsa Ágota PETHE

1948

József BAJZÁTH

1936

Zoltán KISS

1955

Károly SZÖLLŐSI

1961

János NAGY

1951

Endre KOCSIS

1954

Imréné TUGYI

1967

János KOVÁCS

1965

József JUHÁSZ

1934

Józsefné TÓTH

1957

Éva Rozália TÓTH

1961

Lajosné VÍZI

1962

Béla DANI

1963

Sebestyén KOVÁCS

1942

István RIMÓCZI

1944

Anikó PAKSI

1980

Ignác BALOGH

1941

László SAFRANYIK

1959

László HAJDÚ

1957

Zoltán BODA

1940

János ORSÓ

1959

László MOLNÁR

1944

Attila SZIRÁKI

1970

Józsefné TÓTH

1953

Mihály SZŐKE

1959

Ferenc ÁDÁM

1955

János DOROGI

1951

Sándor Gusztávné BEZERÉDY

1946

Béla TAKÁCS

1960

Erika SZABÓ

1973

Kálmánné NAGY

1949

László SZEKERES

1968

Ferenc ÁRVAI

1962

Ferenc PATONAI

1949

Kálmán SZABÓ

1933

Zsuzsanna BALOGH

1963

István HÉJA

1940

Józsefné TÓTH

1941

Károlyné POMÁZI

1948

István Lajos EGYED

1957

Attila BALLA

1965

Pálné KOVÁCS

1942

Lajos TÓTH

1958

Dénesné TELEK

1948

János VARGA

1945

Károlyné PAKAI

1947

László TÓTH

1969

László BÁLINT

1954

István VÁMOS

1958

István SZABÓ

1955

Péterné RETTER

1960

Tiborné TÓTH

1966

Kálmán RÁCZ

1960

Károlyné JÓNÁS

1947

Lászlóné BATHÓ

1958

Sándorné TOLVAJ

1954

Gellértné DRÁVUCZ

1948

Józsefné DANYI

1954

István MARKÓ

1953

Edina HEMRIK

1981

Ferenc VARGA

1975

Andrásné SZINOK

1947

Mária FEJES

1970

Lászlóné GOMBÁR

1943

Károlyné BAJZÁTH

1944

Ferencné OROS

1952

István BARANYA

1941

Bertalanné BENEDEK

1941

Albert MÁTÉ

1961

Imréné ASZTALOS

1948

Attila CSATÓ

1979

Mihály TÓTH

1945

András VIGH

1951

Géza Elekné SIPOS

1958

Istvánné VIDRA

1954

Endréné ASZTALOS

1949

Imréné ALAPI

1962

Gerzson István NÉMETH

1946

Olga NÉGYESI

1983

Pál BACSÓ

1945

István PINCZI

1959

Margit VINCZÉNÉ SALLAI

1957

Andrásné NÁSZ

1962

Ferenc MÁRTON

1957

Józsefné CSATÁRI KISS

1947

Jánosné SZABÓ

1964

Tamás DOMÁNY

1978

János SZABÓ

1960

Sándorné MOLNÁR

1937

István VATAI

1952

Tünde HORVÁTHNÉ JAKOBICZ

1979

Zoltánné LIPTÁK

1960

Jenőné SZABÓ

1942

Kálmán MÁRTA

1947

Sándorné SZÖLLŐSI

1950

Ferenc GÓCZA

1950

Jenő TELEK

1933

Jánosné HERCZEGH

1938

Household

Lajos Józsefné BALOGH

1953

Lajos József BALOGH

1946

Household

János BALOGH

1956

Jánosné BALOGH

1956

Household

Lajos VIZI

1959

Lajosné VIZI

1941

Household

Gyula VÁLÓCZI

1970

Gyula Sándorné VÁLÓCZI

1948

Pintér Fruzsina

Győr

09/12/2025

15/01/2026

200

[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicant