BAZALT KFT. AND OTHERS v. HUNGARY

  SECOND SECTION DECISION Application no. 22332/24 BAZALT KFT. and Others against Hungary and 3 other applications (see appended table) The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 18 December 2025 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 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 civil proceedings were communicated to the Hungarian Government (“the Government”). 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 22 January 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/registration Representative’s name and location 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]    22332/24 22/07/2024 (3 applicants) BAZALT KFT 1989 CREDIT-INVEST PÉNZÜGYI ÉS KÖVETELÉSKEZELŐ ZRT 1999 HUNNIA KFT 1994   Bárdy Emese Érd 13/08/2025 31/10/2025 200    36532/24 21/11/2024 Ferenc HOFEKKER 1965   Incze Gergely Budapest 18/11/2025 31/10/2025 200    37357/24 04/12/2024 (27 applicants) AIRVENT LÉGTECHNIKAI ZRT 1998 ARKO-GÉP ÉPÍTŐIPARI, MEZŐGAZDASÁGI KER. ÉS SZOLG. KFT 2004 COPY GENERAL IRODAI SZOLGÁLTATÓ ZRT 2013 DIRICKX KERÍTÉS KFT 1998 DRY-TEAM ÉPÍTŐIPARI SZOLGÁLTATÓ KFT 2007 EP-COPY KERESKEDELMI ÉS SZOLGÁLTATÓ KFT 1996 FÉMTECHNIKA KFT 1992 FILINGER-EUROTRANS SZÁLLÍTÁSI ÉS SZÁLLÍTMÁNYOZÁSI KFT 1998 Sándor JÁNOSA 1950 JUB VEGYIPARI TERMÉKEKET GYÁRTÓ ÉS FORGALMAZÓ KFT 1992 KEMO-ÉPKER KERESKEDELMI ÉS SZOLGÁLTATÓ KFT 2000 KEREX-BUDAFOK USZODATECHNIKAI KFT 1999 KLIPPEL IPARI KFT 1992 MÉLYÉPÍTŐ LABOR MŰSZAKI, SZOLGÁLTATÓ KFT 1996 MERCOR DUNAMENTI TŰZVÉDELMI ZRT 2004 MOBIL-WAND KIVITELEZŐ KFT 2004 ORNAMENTIKA ÉPÜLETSZOBRÁSZ ÉS KOMMUNÁLIS SZOLGÁLTATÓ KFT 1993 P. & C. 2001 ÉPÜLETGÉPÉSZETI ÉS SZOLGÁLTATÓ KFT 2005 POWERPAGES KERESKEDELMI ÉS SZOLGÁLTATÓ KFT 2011 PRÍMAENERGIA IPARI ÉS KERESKEDELMI ZRT 1992 S.P. DINÁM ÉPÍTŐIPARI ÉS KERESKEDELMI KFT 1995 Zoltánné SÖMJÉN 1978 STAVMAT ÉPÍTŐANYAG KERESKEDELMI ZRT 1994 STEELVENT CSAVAR ÉS HÚZOTTÁRU IPARI KERESKEDELMI ZRT 1999 STONE DEKOR KERESKEDELMI ÉS SZOLGÁLTATÓ KFT 2009 VÁMOS MÉRNÖKI ÉS MARKETING KFT 1992 V-LINE KERESKEDELMI ÉS SZOLGÁLTATÓ KFT 2005       Incze Gergely Budapest 06/10/2025 31/10/2025 200    737/25 18/12/2024 Lászlóné KALINA 1958   Kodela Viktor Budapest 27/10/2025 17/11/2025 200   [1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.