Integrity Authority
The Hungarian Integrity Authority is an autonomous public administration body. The Authority shall take action in all cases where the Authority considers that an organisation, including a contracting party, vested with functions and powers regarding the use, or the control of the use, of European Union funds has not taken the necessary steps to prevent, detect and correct fraud, conflicts of interest, corruption and other illegalities or irregularities that affect or seriously risk affecting the sound financial management of the European Union budget or the protection of the financial interests of the European Union. The Authority shall have powers, in particular, as regards any planned, ongoing or past measures and projects receiving, in part or in whole, financial support from the European Union.
In particular, the Authority shall be competent for planned, ongoing or previous actions or projects receiving full or partial financial assistance from the European Union.
We believe that a peaceful and uplifting future can only be built on honour and mutual trust
Latest blog posts
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President Ferenc Pál Biró’s welcoming remarks at the Converging Roads of Integrity 2025 conference
Ladies and Gentlemen, dear colleagues, friends from the international integrity community, Allow me to begin with a thought. I have long believed that the fight against corruption is not only an institutional matter, but a profoundly moral one. It relies on a kind of “moral immune system” whose foundations are our inner compass, our sense
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Hungarian Integrity Authority to Develop AI-Powered Anti-Corruption System
The Hungarian Integrity Authority is set to deploy artificial intelligence to detect risks in EU fund allocation and public procurement. The two-year digital project, which has a cross-government spill-over impact, is being implemented with support from the European Commission’s Technical Support Instrument (TSI) and technical assistance from the OECD. Its effective operation and the prevention
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MoU with the Hong Kong ICAC
Witnessed by the Chief Executive Mr John Lee ICAC Commissioner, Mr Woo Ying-ming, exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the President of Integrity Authority of Hungary at the opening ceremony of the tenth Belt and Road (B&R) Summit to enhance collaboration and exchange in graft fight. The MoU was signed following a bilateral meeting
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Perceptions and experiences of Hungarian youth on corruption
74% of young Hungarians believe that bribery and the use of connections is often the easiest way to obtain public services in Hungary, while more than 2/3 of them believe that corruption is part of the Hungarian business culture. The Hungarian youth data, based on the Special Eurobarometer survey, were processed by experts in their
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The use of EU funds in the public interest is a shared concern.
For this reason, we welcome any information that can help us to detect fraud, conflict of interest, corruption or other wrongdoing or irregularities in EU funding.
The Integrity Authority can currently investigate cases upon report or complaint. The Authority acts upon each report or complaint.
On our whistleblowing platform providing anonimity you may report any information on the use or control of EU funds:
• about fraud
• conflict of interest
• corruption
• other wrongdoing or malpractice.
You may report a fraud or make complaint in e-mail:
Click here to report a fraud anonimously (optional) on our whistleblowing platform.