Transparency International (TI) released its first National Integrity Study of Hungary since 2007, and it is not looking good… In summary, TI concluded that the system of checks and balances in Hungary had weakened significantly during the past years. Furthermore, the control institutions are unable to limit the power of the government, and private interests prevail over public interests. The study emphasizes the emerging role of corruption, which partly originates from the symbiotic relationship between the political and the business elite.The National Integrity Study examines 13 institutions and sectors from the fields of politics, culture, society and economy, evaluating their performance and corruption risks. The sectors receiving the worst scores were those of anti-corruption agencies, political parties, business and the media, and there is a highlighted concern about the lack of transparency in the legislative process.
TI gives a wide variety of recommendations regarding every examined sector. For example in the case of the media, they recommend that the National Media and Infocommunications Authority “should provide more detailed information about its operations and should cooperate with the stakeholders”, and that “the financing of the public media and advertising from public money should be more transparent”. Although it might seem like these recommendations are rather broad and general, surely no one can argue that following them would hurt the country.
The full report, the executive summary, and some colorful, interactive and animated infographics can all be viewed or downloaded from the website of Transparency International at
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