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The Living Donation Kidney Transplantation Specialty Symposium, organized by EKITA (European Kidney Transplant Association), will take place on 7–8 November 2025 in Prague.

The national uniform patient information leaflet has been published in Hungary, prepared jointly by the four Hungarian  kidney transplant centers, the regional Waiting List Committees, and the Hungarian National Blood Transfusion Service. 

The Hungarian program, launched in 2024, relies on the recruitment of additional voluntary donor-recipient pairs. This new leaflet also supports the implementation of the EURO-KEP project and the development of the Hungarian KEP. 

On 7 October 2025, the first meeting of WP3 – Guidelines for Implementation of EURO-KEP took place online.

Hungary has amended its regulations on living donor kidney paired exchange, enabling exchanges among multiple donor–recipient pairs, allowing surgeries in more than one transplant center, and opening participation to all pairs, not only those medically incompatible. As a contracted partner of the EURO-KEP project, the Hungarian National Blood Transfusion Service (HNBTS) highlights that these changes directly support the project’s objectives and represent significant progress in consortium work.

The  Hungarian partners of the EURO-KEP project — HUN-REN KRTK, Óbuda University, and the National Blood Supply Service (OVSZ) — held a coordination meeting to discuss the national aspects of the project.

The aim of the meeting was to support the implementation of project tasks in Hungary, ensuring alignment with the overall objectives of the EURO-KEP initiative.

The  1st edition of EURO-KEP Newsletter is available now. We’re excited to share our progress, milestones, and ways you can get involved.  

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The EURO-KEP project officially kicked off with the first meeting held on January 22-23, 2025, in Madrid. During the meeting, the project team began working on the development of the commitments outlined in the grant agreement and discussed key objectives. This marks the beginning of a collaborative effort aimed at achieving the project's goals.

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