a few seconds agoTransparency International report on corruption perception: Kosovo progress slow
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(a year ago)KDI, which is the branch of Transparency International in Kosovo, has announced that the latter has published today the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for 2024. The communique becomes known that the region in which Kosovo is part of, the South East Europe and Central Asia, is the region with the nearest average [...]
The communique becomes known that, the region in which Kosovo is part of, the Southeast Europe and Central Asia region, is the nearest average in the world, and this is largely due to problems highlighted with rule of law, increased autism, the violation of free media and weak democratic institutions.
As for Kosovo in particular, which is part of the CPI assessments, its progress has been slow.
Kosovo for 2024 has scored 44 points and is ranked 73rd at the world ranking. Among the Western Balkan states, it is ranked after Montenegro and has left Albania, Northern Macedonia, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina behind.
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KDI: Kosovo marks rise in Corruption Perceptions Index CPI 2024 Fighting corruption becomes a priority for new election institutions
Today, Transparency International released the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for 2024. This index, which includes the results of 180 countries of the world, distributed the levels of corruption perception in the public sector based on credit reports of global organisations such as the World Bank, Freedom House, Old Justice Project, Bertelsmann Foundation Transformation, Varieties of Democracy, Global Insights Council Risk, most of which were published in 2023.
The CPI this year shows that over half of the world's countries stand below the global average, which is 43 points and most of them have not made progress in fighting corruption in the public sector.
The Southeast Europe and Central Asia regime, which includes Kosovo, is the nearly lower average region in the world, mainly due to problems highlighted with the rule of law, increasing autism, the violation of free media and weak democratic institutions.
Kosovo for 2024 has scored 44 points and is ranked 73rd at the world ranking. Among the Western Balkan states, it is ranked after Montenegro and has left Albania, Northern Macedonia, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina behind.
Since 2012, when Kosovo has become part of CPI estimates, its progress has been steady but slow, with a total of 10 points in the last 12 years.
Montenegro 46 points
Kosova 44 points country 73
Albania 42 points
Northern Macedonia 40 points ) country 88
Serbia 35 points country 105
Bosnia and Herzegovina 33 points country 114
After holding parliamentary elections and establishing new governing institutions, The KDI branch of Transparency International in Kosovo requires the fight against corruption to be placed as a priority and guided by an effective national strategy conveyed with necessary financial resources.
KDI requires institutions that accountability and transparency in the public sector be contained as basic standards of good governance in order to prevent abuse of public resources, nepotism and dysbalanity among powers.
