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| Report on Corruption in Romania 27/10/2010 |
| (2010-10-27) |
| Last updated: 2010-10-28 12:57 EET |
With a score of 3.7 points out of 10 points available, Romania is ranked 25th in the European Union, being followed only by Bulgaria and Greece, in the 2010 Corruption Perception Index conducted by Transparency International. The research, which reflects the opinion of the business environment and experts, gives 10 points to states that are not affected by corruption and 0 points to states where corruption is endemic. The bad news is that Romania is perceived as being more corrupt in 2010 than in 2009, and follows a negative trend as regards the perception of corruption in the public sector, as well as the political will and the institutional capacity to combat corruption.
Victor Alistar, the head of Transparency International Romania: “Last year, Romania received a worrying signal, namely the stagnation, after a period of 7 years, of the perceived effects of the fight against corruption. This year, the situation is more dramatic, with things becoming worse in terms of the efforts to fight corruption. There exists a direct and insoluble connection between the corruption perception index and economic competitiveness and the ability to cope with the financial crisis. The EU states that are on the bottom of the list, namely Bulgaria, Romania and Greece, are also the states with the biggest economic problems.”
Romania is perceived as a corrupt state not just by its own citizens, but by the international community as well.
In the opinion of Victor Alistar, this can be explained by the fact that reforms have reached a deadlock, while the measures to fight corruption are only used as an instrument of political battle and propaganda: “As to the reasons for this serious deterioration, I would first like to mention the abandonment of anticorruption policies. Whatever is left of these policies is solely meant for propaganda purposes and not to ensure the proper running of power mechanisms. Another element that led to the drop in Romania’s corruption perception index is the complete lack of transparency of medium and long-term government policies and even short-term policies.”
Transparency International Romania has recommended political parties and the institutions involved in the fight against corruption to create a working group and come up with sustainable anticorruption policies. Transparency International Romania argues the country needs clear rules that cannot be ignored by any of the political and institutional factors, regardless of circumstances. Otherwise, the country risks losing the confidence of foreign investors.
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