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(Application nos. 70945/11, 23611/12, 26998/12, 41150/12, 41155/12, 41553/12, 54977/12 and 56581/12).

The case originated in nine applications (nos. 70945/11, 23611/12, 26998/12, 41150/12, 41155/12, 41463/12, 41553/12, 54977/12 and 56581/12) against Hungary lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ("the Convention") by various religious communities active in Hungary, and their ministers and members (see Annex), on 16 November 2011, 3 and 24 April, 25 and 28 June, and 19 and 29 August 2012, respectively.

In a judgment delivered on 8 April 2014 ("the principal judgment"), the Court declared application no. 41463/12 inadmissible and held, as regards the remaining applications, that in removing the applicants" church status altogether rather than applying less stringent measures, in establishing a politically tainted re-registration procedure and in treating the applicants differently from the so-called incorporated churches in certain aspects, the authorities disregarded their duty of neutrality vis-à-vis the applicant communities.

The Court found a violation of Article 11 of the Convention read in the light of Article 9 (see Magyar Keresztény Mennonita Egyház and Others v. Hungary, nos. 70945/11, 23611/12, 26998/12, 41150/12, 41155/12, 41463/12, 41553/12, 54977/12 and 56581/12, ECHR 2014 (extracts)).

The Court held that, as regards the claims in respect of non-pecuniary damage made by Mr Izsák-Bács (in application no. 70945/11), Mr Soós (in application no. 23611/12), Mr Görbicz (in application no. 26998/12), Mr Guba (in application no. 41150/12) and Ms Bruck (in application no. 41155/12), the finding of a violation constituted sufficient just satisfaction.

On 15 May 2015 the Government notified the Court about an agreement concluded with six of the applicants, notably Magyar Keresztény Mennonita Egyház in application no. 70945/11, Evangéliumi Szolnoki Gyülekezet Egyház in application no. 23611/12, Budapesti Autonóm Gyülekezet in application no. 26998/12, Árpád Rendjének Jogalapja Tradicionális Egyház and Fény Gyermekei Magyar Esszénus Egyház in application no. 41553/12, and Magyarországi Biblia Szól Egyház in application 56581/12.

On the same date the Government further submitted that settlement negotiations were still pending, with a view to concluding partial agreements, with Szim Shalom Egyház in application no. 41150/12, Magyar Reform Zsidó Hitközségek Szövetsége Egyház in application no. 41155/12, Dharmaling Magyarország Buddhista Egyház in application no. 41553/12 and Magyarországi Evangéliumi Testvérközösség in application no. 54977/12.

On 23 July 2015 Út és Erény Közössége Egyház (one of the applicants in application no. 41553/12) informed the Court that it had changed lawyer and was thereafter represented by Mr T. Perecz, a lawyer practising in Budapest.

On 28 July 2015 the Government informed the Court about the conclusion of partial agreements with three applicants out of those four mentioned in paragraph 8 above, notably Szim Shalom Egyház in application no. 41150/12, Magyar Reform Zsidó Hitközségek Szövetsége Egyház in application no. 41155/12, and Magyarországi Evangéliumi Testvérközösség in application no. 54977/12.

ANKH Az Örök Élet Egyháza (in application no. 41553/12) claimed EUR 118, 000 in respect of loss of personal income tax donations and the corresponding supplementary State subsidy (see paragraph 25, fourth sentence, as well as section 4 of the Church Funding Act cited in paragraph 33 of the principal judgment).

Mantra Magyarországi Buddhista Egyháza (in application no. 41553/12) claimed HUF 171, 873,224 (EUR 573, 000) in respect of loss of personal income tax donations and the corresponding supplementary State subsidy.

Szangye Menlai Gedün, a Gyógyító Buddha Közössége Egyház (in application no. 41553/12) claimed HUF 17, 530,925 (EUR 58, 000) in respect of loss of personal income tax donations and the supplementary State subsidy and HUF 2, 611,680 (EUR 9, 000) in respect of interests.

Univerzum Egyháza (in application no. 41553/12) claimed HUF 28, 481,942 (EUR 95, 000) in respect of loss of personal income tax donations and the supplementary State subsidy.

Usui Szellemi Iskola Közösség Egyház (in application no. 41553/12) claimed HUF 54, 000,000 (EUR 180, 000) in respect of loss of personal income tax donations and the supplementary State subsidy; HUF 350, 000,000 (EUR 1, 167,000) on account of the decrease in the number of persons offering personal income tax donations; HUF 158, 244,000 (EUR 527, 000) for a "decrease" in the contributions collected for the community's financing and, as a separate demand, HUF 400, 000,000 (EUR 1, 333,000) for a "drastic decrease" in the same income; HUF 294, 800,000 (EUR 983, 000) in respect of loss of State subsidies; as well as HUF 500, 000,000 (EUR 1, 667,000) for the closure of ten out of the applicant's twelve venues for healing.

Út és Erény Közössége Egyház (in application no. 41553/12) submitted that, prior to the removal of its church status, it had been involved in social activities at several places in Hungary, pursuing the teachings of Taoism.

Holds that the finding of a violation constitutes in itself sufficient just satisfaction for the non-pecuniary damage sustained by Mr Szücs (Út és Erény Közössége Egyház, application no. 41553/12);.

Holds that the questions as to the application of Article 41 in respect of the claims of Magyarországi Evangéliumi Testvérközösség (application no. 54977/12) are not ready for decision and accordingly,.

EUR 60, 000 (sixty thousand euros), plus any tax that may be chargeable, to ANKH Az Örök Élet Egyháza (application no. 41553/12);.

EUR 90, 000 (ninety thousand euros), plus any tax that may be chargeable, to Dharmaling Magyarország Buddhista Egyház (application no. 41553/12);.

EUR 140, 000 (one hundred and forty thousand euros), plus any tax that may be chargeable, to Mantra Magyarországi Buddhista Egyháza (application no. 41553/12);.

EUR 45, 000 (forty-five thousand euros), plus any tax that may be chargeable, to Szangye Menlai Gedün, a Gyógyító Buddha Közössége Egyház (application no. 41553/12);.

EUR 60, 000 (sixty thousand euros), plus any tax that may be chargeable, to Univerzum Egyháza (application no. 41553/12);.

EUR 105, 000 (one hundred and five thousand euros), plus any tax that may be chargeable, to Usui Szellemi Iskola Közösség Egyház (application no. 41553/12);.

EUR 40, 000 (forty thousand euros), plus any tax that may be chargeable, to Út és Erény Közössége Egyház (application no. 41553/12);.

EUR 2, 000 (two thousand euros), plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants, to ANKH Az Örök Élet Egyháza, Dharmaling Magyarország Buddhista Egyház, Mantra Magyarországi Buddhista Egyháza, Szangye Menlai Gedün, a Gyógyító Buddha Közössége Egyház, Univerzum Egyháza, Usui Szellemi Iskola Közösség Egyház, and Út és Erény Közössége Egyház (application no. 41553/12) each;.

EUR 800 (eight hundred euros), plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants, to Szim Shalom Egyház (application no. 41150/12) and Magyar Reform Zsidó Hitközségek Szövetsége Egyház (application no. 41155/12) jointly;.

in application no. 23611/12: Evangéliumi Szolnoki Gyülekezet Egyház and Mr Péter János Soós;.

in application no. 26998/12: Budapesti Autonóm Gyülekezet and Mr Tamás Görbicz;.

in application no. 41150/12: Szim Salom Egyház and Mr Gergely Gusztáv Guba;.

in application no. 41155/12: Magyar Reform Zsidó Hitközségek Szövetsége Egyház and Ms László Mátyásné Bruck;.

in application no. 41463/12: European Union for Progressive Judaism;.

in application no. 54977/12: Magyarországi Evangéliumi Testvérközösség;.

in application no. 56581/12: Magyarországi Biblia Szól Egyház;.

in application no. 41553/12: ANKH Az Örök Élet Egyháza, Árpád Rendjének Jogalapja Tradícionális Egyház, Dharmaling Magyarország Buddhista Egyház, Fény Gyermekei Magyar Esszénus Egyház, Mantra Magyarországi Buddhista Egyháza, Szangye Menlai Gedün A Gyógyító Buddha Közössége Egyház, Univerzum Egyháza, Usui Szellemi Iskola Közösség Egyház, Út és Erény Közössége Egyház.

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In appropriate cases, this may include compensation in respect of loss of earnings (see, among other authorities, Barberà, Messegué and Jabardo v. Spain (Article 50), 13 June 1994, § 16-20, Series A no. 285-C; and Kuric, cited above, § 81).

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The Court further notes that where a loss of earnings (lucrum cessans) is alleged, it must be conclusively established and must not be based on mere conjecture or probability (see Centro Europa 7 S.r.l. and Di Stefano v. Italy [GC], no. 38433/09, § 219, ECHR 2012).

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The question to be decided in such cases is the level of just satisfaction, in respect of both past and future pecuniary losses, which it is necessary to award each applicant, the matter to be determined by the Court at its discretion, having regard to what is equitable (see, mutatis mutandis, The Sunday Times v. the United Kingdom (no. 1) (Article 50), 6 November 1980, § 15, Series A no. 38; and Kuric, cited above, § 82).