Romania stayed put at 26 in the 2017 corruption perception index among the EU member states; worse performing were Hungary and Bulgaria, according to a Transparency International (TI) report.
TI released its Corruption Perception Index (CPI) annual report on Wednesday, through which a ranking of the degree of corruption in the public sector is made, as it is perceived by the business sector and independent experts in the 180 countries analysed.
Romania stays put at 26, the same as one year previously, with 48 points on a par with Greece in the European Union. The only worse performing countries than Romania in the European Union are Hungary (45 points, 27th place) and Bulgaria (43 points, 28th place). At EU level, the CPI average is 66 points, similar to the previous year.
The highest ranked states perceived as being the less corrupted are New Zealand with 98 points from 100, followed by Denmark with 88 points, Finland, Norway and Switzerland each one with 85 points. At a global level, the average score is 43, the same as in 2016.
According to TI, the top results from the points scored, on a 0 to 100 scale, where 0 means "very corrupt" and 100 means "corruption free". Three to 16 different sources are taken into consideration for each country, and the methods used are reviewed by Transparency International, to ensure they meet the quality standards of TI.
It's the first time when at the top of the hierarchy scores below 90 points are registered, which reveals a global downward trend in ranking, according to TI.
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