Government agencies have issued a joint statement on how well they have acted against corruption over the past 9 years.

The Ministry of the Interior, the State Audit Office, the Curia, the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Office of National Courts, the Public Procurement Authority, the Hungarian National Bank and the Hungarian Competition Authority have issued a joint statement on its commitment to the fight against corruption and success since 2011. achieved.

Communication text:

We believe that integrity, ethical conduct, and functioning are one of the cornerstones of a well-governed state, helping to maintain trust in the state and prevent corruption.

Article 39 (2) of the Basic Law of Hungary states that “All public finance organizations are accountable to the public for their management of public finances. Public funds and national patrimony will be managed in accordance with the principles of transparency and purity of public life. “ In Hungary, therefore, action against corruption appears at the constitutional level, which is the basis of the rule of law, in the Fundamental Law of Hungary.

We affirm that thanks to the inter-institutional cooperation established in 2011, the fight against corruption in Hungary has been strengthened.Annual integrity surveys conducted by the State Audit Office confirm that integrity control systems ensuring the prevention of corruption are widely established in the Hungarian public sector. Based on this, the State Audit Office constantly monitors the design and operation of integrity controls in public sector organizations to guarantee protection against corruption.

We declare that the Basic Law of Hungary, Hungarian laws provide an effective rule of law framework for the fight against corruption and, since 2010, the integrity approach that ensures the suppression and prevention of corruption has been strengthened and institutionalized in Hungary .The fight against corruption through criminal law has obtained important results since the signing of the joint statement, supported by statistics, thanks to the joint action of the police and judicial authorities.

We agree that Hungary’s economic performance, the dynamic growth of the Hungarian economy in recent years and its sustainable whitewash support the effectiveness of systemic action against corruption. Protecting these results requires specific action and close cooperation.

We declare that in Hungary the rule of law is properly applied in the fight against corruption and the organizations we lead are committed to cooperating in the fight against corruption. For this, the 2020-2022. They will take into account the objectives of the national medium-term anti-corruption strategy for the period 2007-2013.

And an impressive list of signatories:

• Dr. Sándor Pintér, Minister of the Interior
• László Domokos, President of the State Audit Office
• Dr. Péter Darák, President of the Curia
• Dr. Péter Polt is the Attorney General
• Dr. György Senyei, President of the Office of National Courts
• Dr. György Matolcsy, Governor of the Hungarian National Bank
• Dr. László Kovács, President of the Public Procurement Authority
• Balázs Csaba Rigó, President of the Hungarian Competition Authority