Report: Bribery still way of life in Serbia

Almost one in five Serbian citizens offered a bribe last year, according to a Gallup poll commissioned by Transparency International. The figure of one in five is the highest in the region, and bribes most commonly occur in the fields of health care, police and the judiciary, the poll shows. Report: Bribery still way of life in Serbia According to the NGO’s annual report on perceptions of corruption, it is stated that only six percent of citizens believe that the government is tackling corruption effectively, while members of the public identify political parties as the biggest culprits. The poll shows that 18 percent of respondents stated that they had offered a bribe of some form over the course of the last 12 months. The average for the region is four percent. According to figures, the least corrupt countries are Turkey and Croatia, where only two and three percent of citizens respectively had given bribes, while in Kosovo, the figure stands at 12 percent. One percent of Serbian respondents said that the issue of land was subject to either major or political corruption, which is the average for the West Balkan region, which covers Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia and Turkey. 39 percent of respondents in the region do not believe that political corruption is a major factor when it comes to land, though in Croatia, 71 percent of people think that it is. 25 percent of Serbian citizens have filed complaints over bribery, compared to Turkey, the regional leader in this category, with 27 percent, and, propping up the table, Bosnia-Herzegovina, where only two percent of citizens have lodged complaints.

Report: Bribery still way of life in Serbia

According to the NGO’s annual report on perceptions of corruption, it is stated that only six percent of citizens believe that the government is tackling corruption effectively, while members of the public identify political parties as the biggest culprits.

The poll shows that 18 percent of respondents stated that they had offered a bribe of some form over the course of the last 12 months.

The average for the region is four percent.

According to figures, the least corrupt countries are Turkey and Croatia, where only two and three percent of citizens respectively had given bribes, while in Kosovo, the figure stands at 12 percent.

One percent of Serbian respondents said that the issue of land was subject to either major or political corruption, which is the average for the West Balkan region, which covers Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia and Turkey.

39 percent of respondents in the region do not believe that political corruption is a major factor when it comes to land, though in Croatia, 71 percent of people think that it is.

25 percent of Serbian citizens have filed complaints over bribery, compared to Turkey, the regional leader in this category, with 27 percent, and, propping up the table, Bosnia-Herzegovina, where only two percent of citizens have lodged complaints.