Submitted by christian on Thu, 03/12/2015 - 15:32
Corruption continues to be a challenge for Europe. Affecting all EU Member States, corruption costs the European economy around € 120 billion per year. Member States have taken many initiatives in recent years, but the results are uneven and more should be done to prevent and punish corruption.
Both the nature and level of corruption, and the effectiveness of measures taken to fight it, vary from one Member State to another. Corruption deserves greater attention in all Member States.
Here are some of the main corruption-related trends across the EU:
