Hungary's government has adopted a two-year programme on preventing corruption in central government institutions, Bence Retvari, the state secretary for public administration, said on Thursday.

Retvari told a press conference that a code of ethics for employees of public administration will be published, anti-corruption ethics built into the national curriculum and a campaign will be run to educate residents.

Research shows that 63 percent of Hungarians believe that it is not possible to get ahead without connections and corruption, Retvari said, adding that the government aims to push this rate down to 50 percent. Results are expected before the government's term expires in 2014, he added.

(MTI)