A Strategic Approach to Public Integrity in Hungary

This report provides an assessment of Hungary's Draft Medium Term National Anti-Corruption Strategy for 2023-2025 (NACS) and the Action Plan for its implementation. The NACS is one of several steps Hungary is taking to improve its rule of law performance.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development 2023.
Edición:1st ed
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009786726606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Executive summary
  • Key findings
  • Key recommendations
  • 1 Why a strategic approach to public integrity in Hungary
  • References
  • Note
  • 2 Reviewing the development process of Hungary's NACS 2023-2025
  • 2.1. Introduction
  • 2.2. Ensuring an inclusive and rigorous development process of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS)
  • 2.2.1. Undertake a broader consultation process both internally and outside of government to promote ownership and improve transparency before adoption
  • 2.2.2. Strengthen, clarify and streamline the problem analysis underpinning the six intervention areas of the Action Plan
  • 2.2.3. Set out how the NACS complements other strategies to address gaps, enhance coherence and avoid duplication in Hungary's anti-corruption framework
  • References
  • Note
  • 3 Assessing the content of Hungary's NACS 2023-2025 and its Action Plan
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Clarifying the goal and objectives of the NACS
  • 3.2.1. Link each objective with the corresponding actions, outputs and milestones in the Action Plan to show how the objectives will be realised through relevant activity
  • 3.3. Ensuring actions produce the change they are intended to
  • 3.3.1. The Action Plan could be more detailed, setting out clearer expectations on implementing authorities and clarifying timings and delivery milestones, outputs, and indicators for tracking progress
  • 3.3.2. Some measures in the Action Plan could be drafted more clearly to ensure they are actionable, and some measures could be added to improve coverage and make sure the Action Plan is effective
  • Transparency
  • Legislative integrity
  • Judicial integrity
  • Integrity of public sector organs
  • Social integrity
  • Action against international bribery
  • References.
  • Annex 3.A. Summary of proposed additions and amendments to the Action Plan
  • 1. Transparency
  • On asset declarations
  • On the financing of political parties and election campaigns
  • 2. Legislative Integrity
  • On post-employment restrictions
  • 3. Judicial Integrity
  • 4. Integrity of Public Sector Organs
  • On mitigating integrity risks relating to major investment projects financed with public funds
  • On whistleblower protection
  • On designing a corruption perception survey
  • On integrity leadership behaviour
  • On the powers of the Integrity Authority
  • 5. Social Integrity
  • 6. Action against International Bribery
  • Note
  • 4 Monitoring, evaluating and communicating the implementation of Hungary's NACS 2023-2025
  • 4.1. Introduction
  • 4.2. Developing the monitoring and evaluation framework of the NACS 2023-2025
  • 4.2.1. Clarify who owns co-ordination mechanisms for the Action Plan, how activity will be funded, and how indicators will be used to promote implementation of the NACS and AP
  • Steering, ownership and co-ordination
  • Budget
  • Indicators
  • 4.2.2. Include a methodology allowing for flexible adjustments of the NACS in the monitoring
  • 4.2.3. Clarify the methodology for evaluation, defining indicators and including evaluations in the action plan
  • 4.3. Establishing a plan for communicating the implementation of the NACS 2023-2025
  • 4.3.1. Plan measures to engage relevant stakeholders and civil society in monitoring implementation, and develop a communications strategy to involve and inform citizens and businesses
  • References.