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.
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Our procurement procedure in communications has been concluded
The Integrity Authority has successfully concluded a public procurement procedure for its communication activities for the next two years. Uniomedia Zrt. will provide PR services in the three-part negotiated procedure, while the consortium comprising of Wavemaker Hungary Kft. – Media Vision Advertising Kft.– Redboxcom Kft. has been awarded online and offline media management and media…
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Corruption, a risk to sovereignty
The President of the Integrity Authority Ferenc Biró wrote an op-ed on Index.hu, the title of which is: “Corruption, a risk to sovereignty: a.k.a. he who is for sale, anyone can buy him” The article was written on the occasion of the international anti-corruption conference held in Vilnius, Lithuania. In his writing, the President starts…
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Joint Statement at the International Anti-Corruption Conference
A joint statement has been issued at the International Anti-Corruption Conference in Vilnius, Lithuania. The delegates of the high-level meeting of law enforcement and anti-corruption authorities, including the Hungarian Integrity Authority, stand united in their commitment to combatting high-level corruption and upholding the rule of law. 21st International Anti-Corruption Conference High-Level Meeting of Law Enforcement…
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Communication tender: we must comply with the provisions of the public procurement act
Compliance with legal regulations is encoded into the Authority’s DNA. It is crucial for the Authority to fully adhere to the provisions of the public procurement act. “By law, the Integrity Authority is required to engage in discussions with every tenderer who met the requirements in the participation phase. This means that it is impossible…
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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.