Explaining the Popularity of Integrity Policies in Times of Critical Governance—The Case of Conflicts of Interest Policies for Ministers in the EU-Member States

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Table 1. List of potential CoI.

Declaration of financial interests and assets HPO’s spouse’s activities Provisions relating to the declaration of interests Outside activities: Political activities Outside activities: Honorary positions Outside activities: Conferences Outside activities: Publications Professional confidentiality Professional Loyalty Missions, travels

Rules on receptions and representations Accepting gifts, decorations, and distinctions General rules on impartiality and conflicts of interest Specific rules on the incompatibility of posts and professional activities before or during the term of office Restrictions on professional commitments or holding other posts after leaving office

Table 2. Country responses as to the main challenges in managing CoI.

g1 (revolving doors)	Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Luxembourg, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia
g2 (post-employment)	Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden
g3 (lack of monitoring experts)	Austria, Czech Republic, Portugal
g4 (lack of financial resources)	Austria, Czech Republic, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia
g5 (political reluctance to sanction)	Austria, Czech Republic, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden
g6 (grey zones)	Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Latvia, Luxembourg, Portugal, Slovakia
g7 (high tolerance for CoI of ministers)	Austria, Portugal
g8 (high complexity of the issues)	Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Sweden
g9 (trends toward politization)	Austria, Slovakia

Figure 1. Average policy coverage density by the member state from 2007 to 2020.

Figure 2. Average policy coverage density by CoI issue from 2007 to 2020.

Figure 3. Coverage of most important CoI issues—use of the law.

Figure 4. Relationship between policy coverage density and the performance on the corruption index.

Figure 5. Relationship between acceptability of corruption and state of rule of law. Explanation: 1: Austria, 2: Belgium, 3: Bulgaria, 4: Czech Republic, 5: France, 6: Hungary, 9: Netherlands, 10: Portugal, 11: Romania, 13: Slovenia, 14: Spain, 15: Sweden.