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Prof. Dr. András Zs. Varga, President of the Curia of Hungary and Dr. Judit Gyarmathy, Secretary General of the Curia of Hungary participated, on 27-28 March 2025, at the joint conference of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the Network of the Presidents of the Supreme Judicial Courts of the European Union in Luxembourg.

On 24 March 2025, Prof. Dr. András Zs. Varga, President of the Curia of Hungary, received Mr. Michael McGrath, European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law and Consumer Protection, in his office. The Commissioner arrived in Budapest for a two-day official visit during which he held professional consultations with the President of the Curia. During their discussions, they touched upon various questions relating to the different European interpretations of the rule of law, the judges’ freedom of expression, and the Curia’s case allocation system among other issues.

It is for the third time that the Curia of Hungary organised a working breakfast for the ambassadors accredited to Hungary to provide first-hand information on the most important events and tasks affecting the supreme judicial forum. This year’s meeting took place on 6 March.

Dr. Gábor Remes, Deputy Secretary General of the Curia informed the ambassadors about the Curia’s 2024 activities in respect of the adjudication of election cases.

A four-member delegation of the Venice Commission, led by Ms. Nina Betetto, was received on 4 February 2025 by Prof. Dr. András Zs. Varga, President of the Curia of Hungary.

At the invitation of Prof. Dr. András Zs. Varga, President of the Curia, Prof. Dr. Georg Kodek, President of the Supreme Court of Austria, and Prof. Dr. Jürgen Rassi, Vice-President of the Supreme Court, paid a three-day official visit to Hungary between 28 and 30 October 2024, which added fresh impetus to the intensive Hungarian-Austrian supreme judicial relations dating back several decades.