Countdown to new EU beneficial ownership rules: Testing progress on legitimate interest access
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Transparency International tried to access beneficial ownership data in 14 countries – see what our experiment reveals.
Transparency International Hungary
Reaccreditation concluded 10 / 2023
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Hungary
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Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre in Hungary
We have an ALAC in Hungary that can be contacted to report corruption.
ALACs provide free and confidential legal advice and allow people to safely report corruption.
Corruption Perceptions Index
Scoring 182 countries around the world, the Corruption Perceptions Index is the leading global indicator of public sector corruption.
Hungary has a score of 40 this year, with a change of -1 since last year, meaning it ranks 84 out of 182 countries.
Find out about key corruption issues in Hungary in CPI 2024 for Western Europe & EU: Leaders’ hollow efforts cause worsening corruption levels
Hungary
- Score
- 40/100
- Rank
- 84/182
- Score change
Score changes 2012 - 2025
Global Corruption Barometer
Since its debut in 2003, the Global Corruption Barometer has surveyed the experiences of everyday people confronting corruption around the world. Through our barometer, tens of thousands of people around the globe are asked about their views and experiences, making it the only worldwide public opinion survey on corruption.
40%
Percentage of people who thought corruption increased in the previous 12 months*
17%
Percentage of public service users paid a bribe in the previous 12 months*
*Since the most recent publication of the GCB - European Union
Our activity in Hungary
News
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CPI 2024 for Western Europe & EU: Leaders’ hollow efforts cause worsening corruption levels
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In fragile times, Europe's ability to combat corruption is falling short, hindering the bloc’s response to challenges that range from the climate crisis to fraying rule of law and…
CPI 2023: Corruption and (in)justice
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The global decline in justice and the rule of law is enabling impunity for corruption around the world.
CPI 2023 for Western Europe & EU: Rule of law and political integrity threats undermine action against corruption
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Leaders are losing public trust as they undermine limits on their power and act without integrity.
Press releases
+ MoreCorruption Perceptions Index 2025: Decline in leadership undermining global fight against corruption
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Corruption Perceptions Index 2025: Europe must step up leadership in the fight against corruption
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Transparency International: Hungary’s new bill threatens to end civil society and empower the government to persecute with impunity
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2024 Corruption Perceptions Index: Western Europe sees declining score at a critical time
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Projects
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Integrity Pacts – Civil Control Mechanism for Safeguarding EU Funds
Project
Preventing corruption in government contracting through independent monitors. Explore our 17 ongoing Integrity Pacts across 11 EU member countries.
Our work on sport
Project
Speak Up Europe
Project
Speak Up Europe was a project that aimed to prevent corruption in high-risk areas in the EU by empowering individuals to speak up about misconduct to public, private and civil…
Countering corruption amid COVID-19
Project
We’re working to identify COVID-19 specific corruption risks and vulnerabilities and address concrete instances of suspected corruption.
Publications
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Regulating Legitimate Interest Access: Measures to ensure meaningful access to beneficial ownership registers for public-interest stakeholders
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Anonymous companies and trusts continue to be vehicles of choice for those seeking to hide and move illicit money.
Leveraging Civil Society to Combat Corruption Risks in Emergency Response Management: The COVID-19 Experience
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This publication shares findings in emergency response funding from the COVID-19 pandemic and makes recommendations for future responses.
Monitoring public contracting: Experience from 18 integrity pacts in the EU
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This publication sets out key facts, figures and achievements from the integrity pacts in the EU between 2016 and 2021.
Integrity pacts in the EU: Suitability, set up and implementation
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Between 2015 and 2021, 15 civil society organisations monitored 46 public contracting procedures in the EU. This experience and learnings now help us to understand how to…
Blog posts
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From policy to practice: Building whistleblower systems that work
Transparency Int'l
Blowing the whistle to protect whistleblowers in Europe
Transparency Int'l
Why opaque campaign money is a risk to EU Elections
Jorge Valladares
Whistleblower stories: 12 inspiring individuals who safeguarded public interest by exposing misconduct
Transparency Int'l
