Transparency International

Judiciary, Parliament and the Tax system are the three most corrupt sectors in Bulgaria, shows an analysis of the Global Corruption Barometer of Transparency International for 2016, according to the Bulgarian National Radio.

The study was made among 60,000 citizens from 42 countries in Europe and Central Asia.

People in Balkan countries see corruption as one of the key problems in society, often view politicians as corrupt as well, and in many cases do not believe their governments are tackling the issue, a new survey by the watchdog organisation Transparency International shows.

Many Turkish institutions cannot operate with transparency and a participatory approach to governance because of the long shadow cast by the executive, according to a new report by Transparency International Turkey after an in-depth analysis of 15 institutions. 

More than two-fifth of Turks have claimed their votes are not swayed by allegations of corruption directed towards political parties, a survey conducted by Transparency International Turkey has shown, underscoring that awareness of corruption cases which directly affect personal finances is not present for political corruption allegations in determining voting behavior.

Transparency International published its Corruption global rankings. 2015 showed that people working together can succeed in fighting corruption with Greece improving its score.

Turkey's score in Transparency International's 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) fell by three points from the previous year to 42, making the country one of the index's worst performers over the past four years, alongside countries such as Libya and Brazil. 

Bulgaria ranks 69th in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index of Transparency International released on Wednesday.

Bulgaria retained its ranking from 2014, but its score slightly declined from 43 to 41.

Sharing the 69th position with Jamaica, Bulgaria is the most corrupt country among the member states of the EU.

On the occasion of the International Day against Corruption, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos received on Wednesday the head of Transparency International Greece Konstantinos Bakouros at the presidential mansion.

Freedom of press and independence of the judiciary are vital for the fight against corruption, stated Transparency International, addressing escalating concerns over detainments of journalism in Turkey.

Transparency International is apparently concentrating on the seven-and-a-half month leftist SYRIZA government’s actions while in office, rather than its campaign pledges and subsequent proclamations against corruption and sleaze busting.