SPECIAL EUROBAROMETER 374 “Corruption”
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TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION ................................................................................................. 4
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................... 7
1. PERCEPTIONS OF CORRUPTION WITHIN THE MEMBER STATES .................... 11
1.1 Is corruption a major problem in Europe? ............................................... 11
1.2 Institutional corruption .......................................................................... 17
1.2.1 Corruption within own country ................................................................ 17
1.2.2 Corruption compared to other EU Member States ...................................... 24
1.2.3 Corruption in EU institutions ................................................................... 26
1.2.4 Corruption as part of business culture...................................................... 31
1.3 How well informed are citizens about corruption? ................................... 34
1.4 Has the level of corruption changed in past 3 years? ............................... 38
1.5 How widespread is corruption? ............................................................... 41
1.5.1 Corruption in law enforcement and judicial services ................................... 43
1.5.2 Corruption in politics ............................................................................. 48
1.5.3 Corruption in public service .................................................................... 51
1.5.4 Corruption in private companies ............................................................. 55
1.6 Personal effect and experience of corruption .......................................... 57
1.6.1 Personal effect of corruption ................................................................... 58
1.6.2 Personal experience of corruption ........................................................... 61
2. PERCEIVED REASONS FOR CORRUPTION WITHIN EU MEMBER STATES ........ 65