News & Events

Milestone in the Hungarian transplantation field and for EURO-KEP

📅 January 20, 2026 marked a historic moment: the first paired kidney transplants were successfully performed in Hungary within the framework of the 🇭🇺 national living donor KEP program. 🏥 The first procedures, carried out at the Clinical Center of the University of Pécs, represent the first implementation of kidney cross-donation in the country. 🚀 The program, launched in June 2024, is a major step forward and a meaningful contribution to the goals of 🌍 EURO-KEP. 🤝✨ This achievement marks a significant step towards improving access, equity, and international cooperation in living donor kidney transplantation.

📢 EURO-KEP Webinar Series – The UK Kidney Exchange Program: What can we learn from experience?

We are pleased to invite you to the first event of the EURO-KEP Webinar Series, focusing on the UK Kidney Exchange Program and the key lessons learned from experience. 🗓 18 March 2026 ⏰ 13:00–14:30 CET The event is relevant for clinicians, researchers, policymakers, transplant coordinators, patient advocates, and all stakeholders interested in expanding living donor kidney transplantation. 👉 Join us and learn from practice and experience.

EURO-KEP Newsletter 2nd edition

The second edition of the EURO-KEP Newsletter is now available!


We’re excited to share our progress over the past 12 months, key milestones, and opportunities for you to get involved.

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Patient information leaflet about KEP

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. 

Hungary’s new kidney paired exchange regulation boosts EURO-KEP project goals

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.

EURO-KEP M6 Update Meeting - 3rd June 2025, Budapest

The  Hungarian partners of the EURO-KEP project — HUN-REN KRTK, Ă“buda 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.

EURO-KEP Newsletter 1st edition

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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EURO-KEP Kick off Meeting - 22-23rd January 2025, Madrid

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.