MAKÓ AND OTHERS v. HUNGARY

  SECOND SECTION DECISION Application no. 6295/24 József MAKÓ against Hungary and 9 other applications (see appended table) The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 19 December 2024 as a Committee composed of:  Davor Derenčinović, President,  Gediminas Sagatys,  Stéphane Pisani, 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 23 January 2025.    Attila Teplán Davor Derenčinović  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]    6295/24 15/02/2024 József MAKÓ 1982   Frank Evelyn Budapest   17/09/2024 25/11/2024 1,000    14130/24 07/05/2024   S.A.K. 1977   Kádár András Budapest   14/11/2024 29/09/2024 7,800    14949/24 25/04/2024 Gergely IVÁNYI 1991   Varga Nóra Erzsébet Budapest   21/11/2024 16/09/2024 3,900    15007/24 13/05/2024 Mariann LAKATOS 1981   Paulusz Bogáta Budapest   21/11/2024 16/09/2024 3,400    15635/24 27/05/2024 Kyrill LAPIN 1983   Cseterics Krisztián Budapest   21/11/2024 09/10/2024 7,300    17807/24 17/06/2024 Vilmos ZÁKÁNYI 1984   Frank Evelyn Budapest Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings 26/11/2024 16/10/2024 2,000    18311/24 19/06/2024 Gábor ZSÍROS 1975   Nagy Gábor Budapest   26/11/2024 07/10/2024 3,300    18575/24 27/06/2024 Márk SUHA 1991   Szabó Gábor Göd Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings 14/11/2024 21/10/2024 2,600    18882/24 28/06/2024 Gergely Boldizsár LANTOS 1987   Darák Pál Mátyás Budapest   14/11/2024 06/11/2024 3,300  22243/24 25/07/2024 Balázs GUBCSÓ 1971   Borsos Tamás Budapest Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings 13/11/2024 11/11/2024 2,600   [1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.