Corruption in Serbia
Corruption levels are perceived to be high by surveyed residents of Serbia, and public trust in key institutions remains low.[1]
Dynamics
Public procurement, public administration recruitment processes, mining and rail operations are sectors with a serious problem of conflict of interest.[2] The European Commission has raised concern over Serbia's judiciary, police, health and education sectors that are particularly vulnerable to corruption. Pharmacy giant Galenika oSerbia is[3] Corruption is considered the most problematic factor for doing business in Serbia, followed by inefficient government bureaucracy.[4]
Anti-corruption efforts
Even though Serbia has made progress in the investigation of high-level corruption cases, the implementation of anti-corruption laws is weak.[5] According to Global Corruption Barometer 2016, 22% of Serbian citizens who had contact with public institutions included in research (traffic police, public health, educational system, courts - civil litigation, public services that issue official documents, departments responsible for social welfare), had paid bribe at least once in the previous year.[6] Transparency International's 2017 Corruption Perception Index ranks the country 77th place out of 180 countries.[7] Transparency Serbia concluded at CPI's presentation that systemic measures for preventing corruption had not implemented and repressive activities in fight against corruption, highly exploited by the media, hadn’t had court epilogue.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "The Global Integrity Report 2011- Serbia". Global Integrity. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "The Global Integrity Report 2011- Serbia". Global Integrity. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "SERBIA 2013 PROGRESS REPORT" (PDF). European Commission. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "Business Corruption in Serbia". Business Anti-Corruption Portal. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "SERBIA 2013 PROGRESS REPORT" (PDF). European Commission. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "Global Corruption Barometar 2016 Serbia". Transparency Serbia. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Corruption Perception Index 2017".
- ^ "Transparency Serbia CPI 2015 Press Issue". Transparency Serbia. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
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