BERLIN (AP) – In a decade of index released on Tuesday, many countries have performed their worst of the world that works for corruption barometers in public sector worldwide, such as the United States And from leading powers like France to the dictatorial countries like Russia. Venezuela.
Transparency International, which sets an annual corruption index, has found that 47 out of 180 countries conducted the survey have received their lowest score last year since it has its global ranking in 2012 I began to use my current procedure. It said of its 2024 survey that “global” corruption levels are alarmingly high, with efforts to reduce their shortcomings.
This group also pointed to threats around the world until efforts to fight corruption The climate change. It states that lack of transparency and accountability procedures increase the risk of climate funding or misuse of climate funds, while “inappropriate influence”, often from the private sector. Handles the approval.
The organization measures the concept of corruption in the public sector, according to 13 data sources, including the World Bank, the World Economic Forum and private risk and consulting companies. It ranks 180 countries and regions on a scale of “extremely corrupt” from 0 to 100.
Transparency International said the global average did not change from 2023 to 43, of which more than two -thirds of countries were scored under the age of 50. Denmark took first position with unchanged 90 points, followed by Finland 88 and Singapore with 84. New Zealand came from third to fourth, which made two points 83.
South Sudan Just slipped to the bottom of the index with eight points, displaced Somalia Although the latter country’s score was restored. They were with Venezuela 10 and with Evening With 12.
The United States slipped from 69 points to 65 and 24th. Transparency International pointed to criticism of its judicial branch. He noted that the US Supreme Court adopted his first Rule of Ethics In 2023, “but there are serious questions about the lack of meaningful, objective implementation procedures and the power of the new rules.”
France was also included in the fall of other Western countries, which fell four points to 67 and five places to 25th. And Germany, 75 to three points and six in six places. It was tied to Canada, which was one point and below three places.
Transparency International said that Mexico fell five points to 26 as the judiciary failed to take action in major corruption cases.
“Despite the former President Anders Manuel Lopez Obrador’s The promise of dealing with corruption and the withdrawal of stolen assets, its six -year term ended with no punishment or recovered assets.
In Europe, Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico’s government fell five points to 49 in the first year of the government, “as many reforms were investigated by anti -corruption and public consultation.”
Russia, which has already been significantly reduced in recent years, has reduced four more points last year. Transparency International noted that the entire scale of Moscow Attack on Ukraine In February 2022, “further dictatorship is included.” It states that Ukraine, while his score has brought one point to 35, “is advancing in legal proceedings against judicial freedom and high -level corruption.”
In the Middle East and North Africa, the situation of anti -corruption efforts is “dark,” the group said, because political leaders follow close control while taking advantage of wealth and withholding disagreement. But it states that in the context of the collapse of President Bashar Assad’s government in Syria, “unexpected opportunities are also emerging”. The average score of any region was 33 years in the sub -Sahara Africa.
Transparency International said, in Asia and the Pacific, governments are still failing to provide corruption promises. “
