9 hours agoHeavy visa hit: Kosovo marks setbacks in fight against corruption
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)The international organisation Transparency International released the Corruption Perceptions Index for 2018 on Tuesday, which stresses that the continued failure of most countries to control corruption is contributing to a crisis of democracy worldwide. The index, which lists 180 countries and territories on the perceived level [...]
The index, which lists 180 countries and territories based on perceived levels of corruption in the public sector, uses a zero-point rate to 100, where zero points for a highly corrupt country, while 100 a very clean country.
In this year's index, Kosovo ranks 93th, with 37 points, what it means has marked deterioration in the fight against corruption compared to the previous year, when it was 85th, with 39 points.
“Some of the biggest anti-corruption challenges in Kosovo include insufficient transparency, institutions and the rule of weak law and insufficient space for citizens' engagement”, Transparency International says.
Of the countries in the Western Balkan region, deterioration in the fight against corruption has marked most of them.
Albania has descended 99, down from 91 year-old. This may have happened because of a political stalemate that has blocked several anti-corruption reforms to move forward”, Transparency International says.
