Objectives, methodology and results of the Integrity Survey (2011-2013)

In 2013 the State Audit Office of Hungary assessed the level of the public sector integrity the third time. The results of the surveys have shown that at the examined institutions corruption risks are mainly connected with the public procurements processes and the utilization of EU subsidies. At public sector institutions the change of institutional structure, legal status and regulatory environment may emerge as corruption risks. Controls which are able to manage risks coming from the legal status can be found at most public sector institutions. However the institutions have to take further steps to decrease the negative effects of the corruption risk enhancing factors (for example public procurement, EU subsidies). In Hungary the public sector institutions need to develop their controls connected to the conflict of interest, the communication with other external partners or the cooperation with external experts.