The Hungarian judiciary is at the frontline of Europe – general meeting of judges at the Regional Court of Szeged

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According to the justice scoreboard, the Hungarian judiciary is at the frontline of Europe: the results in the area of digitalisation are excellent, the length of administrative court cases is the fourth shortest, and the length of civil cases is the fifth shortest in Hungary – highlighted dr Tünde Handó, President of the National Office for the Judiciary (NOJ) at the press conference held before the general meeting of judges at the Regional Court of Szeged.

The President has also mentioned that the subsidies received by the judiciary are significant in the ratio of GDP in European context. The adopted laws and budget subsidy facilitated that the number of cases pending for over two years has decreased by almost 50% in six years. The President of the NOJ also highlighted that the Hungarian judiciary is unique in Europe because judges actively participate in shaping the life of the organisation and they all contribute to the results achieved. Judges take an active part in determining IT developments and study materials have been prepared with joint effort. The impartiality of judges is also ensured, according to a former survey, 96% of the judges expressed the view that they feel independent.