MAGYAR KÉTFARKÚ KUTYA PÁRT v. HUNGARY JUDGMENT 13 52. The Court accepts that there is a causal link between the violation found and the pecuniary damage alleged; it therefore awards the full sum claimed. B. Costs and expenses 53. The applicant political party also claimed EUR 3,000 for the costs and expenses incurred before the Court. This amount corresponds to the legal costs charged by its lawyer for twenty hours of legal work billed at an hourly rate of EUR 150. 54. The Government considered that the applicant’s claim was reasonable as to quantum. 55. According to the Court’s case-law, an applicant is entitled to the reimbursement of costs and expenses only in so far as it has been shown that these have been actually and necessarily incurred and are reasonable as to quantum. In the present case, regard being had to the documents in its possession and the above criteria, the Court considers it reasonable to award the full sum claimed. C. Default interest 56. The Court considers it appropriate that the default interest rate should be based on the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank, to which should be added three percentage points. FOR THESE REASONS, THE COURT, UNANIMOUSLY, 1. Declares the application admissible; 2. Holds that there has been a violation of Article 10 of the Convention; 3. Holds (a) that the respondent State is to pay the applicant, within three months from the date on which the judgment becomes final, in accordance with Article 44 § 2 of the Convention, the following amounts, to be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable at the date of settlement]: (i) EUR 330 (three hundred and thirty euros), plus any tax that may be chargeable, in respect of pecuniary damage; (ii) EUR 3,000 (three thousand euros), plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicant, in respect of costs and expenses;

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