4.  The applicants, husband and wife, were born in 1928 and 1936 respectively and live in Budapest. 5.  On 1 March 1995 the liquidation of the South Pest General Consumer and Marketing Co-operative (“ÁFÉSZ”) was ordered by the Budapest Regional Court. Each applicant was creditor in these proceedings, holding individual claims. 6.  In May 1996 the liquidator prepared the interim balance sheet (közbenső mérleg) that was sent to the applicants. On 31 May 1996 the applicants raised an objection concerning the interim balance sheet. In January 1997 the Budapest Regional Court suspended the review of the balance sheet until a decision by the Supreme Court. In April 1997 the Regional Court again suspended its proceedings concerning the applicants’ objection. The applicants allege that the Regional Court has never decided upon their objection. 7.  In the resumed proceedings, on 28 July 1999 the Budapest Regional Court accepted the closing balance sheet prepared by the liquidator. The applicants appealed against this decision. On 12 July 2004 the Supreme Court quashed the Regional Court’s decision and remitted the case to the first-instance. 8.  In the resumed proceedings, the applicants raised an objection against an action of the liquidator, namely, the sale of real estate belonging to the debtor. In May 2005 the Budapest Regional Court dismissed the objection. On appeal, the Budapest Court of Appeal upheld the first-instance decision in September 2006. In May 2007 the review bench of the Supreme Court upheld the final decision. 9.  In November 2007 the Regional Court ordered the bailiff to pay the applicants 3,835,643 Hungarian forints (approximately 15,577 euros) for their justified creditors’ claim. The entire sum was paid to them. 10.  According to the information in the case file, the liquidation procedure is still pending.