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Transparency International: Corruption in EU worsening, Romania third from the bottom

January 30, 2024

Corruption in Western Europe and the entire European Union is worsening, according to the 2023 Transparency International report on the fight against corruption. Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria are ranked as the most corrupt in Europe in the same report.

The latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) conducted by Transparency International analyzed 180 countries, ranking them on a scale from zero, meaning highly corrupt, to 100, meaning...

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https://www.romania-insider.com/transparency-international-corruption-eu-romania-2023
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