Hungary’s Defence Sector Has Received a Favorable International Placing
Szöveg: Ministry of Defence | 2013. január 31. 16:55Corruption risks are moderate in Hungary’s defence sector – this is the result of a survey conducted by the London office of Transparency International, which was published after the analysis of the armed forces in 82 countries. Only nine countries are placed higher than Hungary in the Government Defence Anti-Corruption Index, and our country is in the moderate band together with other 16 nations.
finance, personnel and operation of the defence sector as well as defence procurements.
The analysis points out that Hungary’s placing is due to the relatively extensive control. For
example, the Parliament’s Defence and Internal Security Committee “has formal powers of
scrutiny of defence policy", and professional public consultations are characteristic of the
sector as well. The budget of the Hungarian Defence Forces is part of the country’s budget,
which means that Hungary’s defence spending is transparent.
The London office of Transparency International analyzed a total of 82 countries. Based
on the corruption risk level, the defence corruption index places countries in seven bands
ranging from A (very low risk) to F (critical risk). This result was calculated on the basis of
the chances of the actual occurrence of corruption and the frequency of the citizens’ facing it.
Together with the Czech Republic, France, Japan, Poland and Latvia among others, Hungary
was placed in Band C (“moderate risk").
Further details at http://government.defenceindex.org/results/countries/hungary .
