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| THE STATISTICS OF CORRUPTION 18/11/2009 |
| (2009-11-18) |
| Last updated: 2009-11-19 14:07 EET |
According to the Corruption Perceptions Index for 2009, an annual list published by Transparency International, Romania is the most corrupt country in the European Union. What’s worse is that compared to last year, the Romanian state has made no progress in fighting corruption, despite the fact that this phenomenon is widely denounced by the political class, the judiciary and the media alike. The 2009 survey by Transparency International rated 180 countries and territories, on a scale of 1 to 10. The level of corruption in each country, as perceived by its general population, is inversely proportional to the score granted. The Corruption Perceptions Index uses data from specialised polls made by independent institutions. It makes a classification of the countries in the world according to how corruption is perceived among public officials and politicians and reflects the opinions of business people and analysts world-wide.
The figures themselves represent the level of political stability, the existence of regulations to solve conflicts of interest, and efficiency of public institutions in each country. With more than 9 points out of 10 in this year's list, the cleanest countries, corruption-wise, are New Zealand, Denmark and Singapore, while Somalia and Afghanistan rank as the most corrupt. With its 3.8 points, Romania currently ranks 71st, together with Bulgaria and Greece. It is interesting to note that these three Balkans states and members of the European Union are doing worse than many nations from other continents, such as Ghana, Kuwait, Namibia, Samoa and Seychelles. According to Transparency International Romania, this is the first time since 2002 when Romania has recorded no progress in the fight against corruption from one year to the next. Victor Alistar, the president of Transparency International Romania explains the main causes for this stagnation in his opinion:
“The crisis of the legal system, a phenomenon that reduces the capacity to fight corruption and affects the trust of the economic environment and the analysts who were interviewed in the effectiveness of the public system to combat corruption. Other causes include the undermining of people’s trust in the integrity of those who manage public spending and the excessive politicising of the public administration”.
With their backs against the wall, the representatives of the institutions accused of corruption invoked the profound subjective nature of the survey, which deals with people’s perceptions, which, in principle, is not necessarily a false statement. However, people’s perception cannot be different as long as we see fresh revelations every day about the practices on the verge of legality carried on by politicians, media tycoons and even anti-corruption magistrates themselves.
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