• Be a national authority of an EU Member State specialized in preventing corruption;
• be an EU institution, body or agency active in corruption prevention;
• enjoy functional guarantees of independence to ensure the impartial exercise of its powers, in particular in the conduct of investigations and the enforcement of any decisions taken.

Decisions in ENPE are made by a two-third majority of the votes cast. The vote takes place during the plenary sessions or remotely by electronic means, in which case the votes are compiled by the Secretariat.

Observers may not take part in the vote.

ENPE aims to promote a culture of public integrity and transparency in the public sector and to pursue regulatory harmonisation among EU Member States by identifying and sharing best practices and comparing national frameworks.
It also seeks to develop specific expertise in preventive policies and to act as a key/privileged interlocutor for the EU institutions on matters of integrity, transparency and public ethics.

ENPE organizes meetings and workshops with its members on specific topics related to public ethics in order to share best practices, exchange experiences, improve their mutual knowledge and promote multilateralism.
It engages in dialogue with the European institutions to participate in their consultations on public ethics issues.
It conducts studies and surveys, and issues articles or press releases on topics of common interest to its members.

At the initiative of the presidency or at the request of at least three members, ENPE may grant observer status to a non-member institution. The granting of this status is done through an electronic voting procedure by a two-third majority of the votes cast.
Observer status may be granted to an institution or organization in charge of public integrity of a Member State of the European Union.

ENPE is chaired by a presiding member for a period of two years.
Every two years, during the annual plenary session, a member of the Network, with the exception of the outgoing president, is elected president for a two-year term by a two-thirds majority of the members present.
The current president of ENPE is the president of the Italian National Anti-Corruption Authority.

The president is responsible for the external representation of the Network, for developing ENPE’s strategic plan for the duration of the mandate of the presidency and for defining its activities.
The president ensures that the Network functions properly and that its members respect the commitments made.
Finally, the president is responsible for organizing the annual plenary meetings.

The secretariat of the Network is provided by a member for a period of three years. The member is elected at a plenary meeting by a two-thirds majority of its members.
The Secretariat is currently carried out by the French Haute Autorité pour la transparence de la vie publique (HATVP).

The secretariat is responsible for preparing the agenda for the meetings and writing the minutes, assisting the presidency in the different functions, assisting the members in the organization of events, receiving applications for membership in the Network and for the granting of observer status and ensuring their admissibilty.
It also coordinates Network activities and relationships between members.

The working languages of the Network are English and French.
ENPE written productions (notes, publications, studies, etc.) are in English or in French, but are all available in English.