CONVERGING ROADS OF
INTEGRITY 2025
Aligning efforts for integrity in public spending
Date:
1-2 December 2025
Venue:
Hotel Kempinski Budapest
Data protection information:
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European Union and domestic efforts are public money for the integrity of its use – the Integrity Authority international conference
The objective of the two-day international conference on the subjects of anti-corruption efforts and integrity, organised by the Integrity Authority was to show new trends and find practical and realistic solutions to new and long-standing issues related to the use of public funds.
The welcoming remarks of the conference were held by EU Commissioner Piotr Serafin and the presenters and panelists represented organisations such as OECD, OLAF, FBI, NCA, Hong Kong ICAC, STT, the National Investigaton Bureau, the Public Procurement Authority or the National Development Center besides the experts of the Integrity Authority of Hungary.
Speakers and panelists presented innovative and effective professional, technological, educational, and communication methods to foster an economic, cultural and social shift in public attitudes towards integrity and corruption. Key topics included the work of anti-corruption authorities and advancements in artificial intelligence, shaping Generation Z’s views on integrity and corruption, asset recovery, and the effective and responsible management of public funds in the context of European Union funds and public procurement processes.
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The presentations are available (HU/ENG)
We have collected the presentations of the Converging Roads of Integrity 2025 anti-corruption conference (mostly in Hungarian) . 2025. 1 December Plenary Day Presentation of the Integrity Academy of Hungary by Dr. Petra Burai, Head of Education Presentation by Dr. Szilvia Várady, Vice President for Civil Society on the Anti-Corruption Task Force 2025. 2 December
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Freezing Assets Quickly, Recovering Them Slowly: The Challenges of Asset Recovery
Only about 2% of assets proven to be acquired through corruption are successfully recovered in the European Union—this was highlighted during the roundtable discussion titled “Is It Worth Going Down the Wrong Path? Experiences in Asset Tracing and Recovery,” held at the Converging Roads of Integrity 2025 conference. The knowledge-sharing session featured Viktória Angyal (National
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International anti-corruption summit organized by the Integrity Authority of Hungary
Strengthening an economic culture built on the responsible use of public funds and promoting the efficient and transparent use of domestic and European Union funds were the focus of the year’s most important anti-corruption event in Hungary, held on 1–2 December in Budapest. The conference was organised by the Integrity Authority and attended by professionals
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President Ferenc Pál Biró’s welcoming remarks at the Converging Roads of Integrity 2025 conference
Ladies and Gentlemen, dear colleagues, friends from the international integrity community, Allow me to begin with a thought. I have long believed that the fight against corruption is not only an institutional matter, but a profoundly moral one. It relies on a kind of “moral immune system” whose foundations are our inner compass, our sense