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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The Hungarian Integrity Authority is calling for the expansion of powers
Ferenc Biró, President of the Hungarian Integrity Authority called for the expansion of investigative powers at an international press briefing in Brussels. This is his full statement: Ladies and Gentlemen, As an independent and autonomous state organ, the Hungarian Integrity Authority is the flagship remedial measure under the EU conditionality mechanism. It is expected to…
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The establishment of the Integrity Authority is a milestone – the organisation reports to the National Assembly on its first year
The Integrity Authority has submitted its first report on 2023 to the National Assembly “The establishment of the Integrity Authority is a significant milestone that reflects the commitment of Hungary and the European Commission to fight corruption”, writes Ferenc Biró, president of the Authority, in his overview prefacing the 30-page report. “As an autonomous institution,…
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What sort of decisions and orders may be issued following a motion for revision submitted by the Authority?
Police, public prosecutor’s office decisions and court orders Following a motion for revision submitted by the Authority, the investigating authority, the public prosecutor’s office, and the court may make and issue the following decisions and orders:
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We have launched a digital campaign to promote public-interest reports
The Integrity Authority has launched an awareness-raising digital campaign to promote reports of cases of misuse of European Union funds on its platform that ensures anonymity as well. It has made its platform ensuring anonymous reporting available in the summer. Now, it encourages citizens to file public-interest reports on the bejelentes.integritashatosag.hu website, where they can…
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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 ine-mail:
Click here to report a fraud anonimously (optional) on our whistleblowing platform.