An alarming image of Austria draws the corruption ranking of Transparency International (TI), which was published on Tuesday. As a result of the many corruption scandals, the Alpine Republic is far away compared to other European countries.
With 67 out of 100 points, Austria ends in the corruption perception index, the corruption (perception) index, in short: CPI) in 2024 by Transparency International only in 25th place. CPI. For comparison: in the previous year our country was in 20th place, three years ago, even in 13th place.
“The negative trend is embarrassing. The result is a loud wake -up call. The reputation of Austria as a business location suffers en masse from the corruption scandals, ”is the CEO of Ti, MAG. Bettina Knötzl, quoted in a broadcast.
“Here we see black and white what serious voices say about the state of Austria. Austria should and should be at the CPI in the upper field if it wanted. For comparison: Switzerland is in 5th place.
“Historical low point like a memo”
The current assessment illustrates the urgent need for visible integrity in public administration, according to the TI chairman. It evaluates the “historic layer as a memo” and requires visible measures to combat corruption. “We are one of the last lights in Europe. Corruption patients are not the corrupt, but we, the civilian population.
Switzerland and Germany for Austria
In the previous year, Austria was in 20th place, three years ago in 13th place. Switzerland is in fifth place (81 points), Germany reached 15th place.
Source: Krone
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