Hungary: Corruption at a record level - what is going wrong here?

Hungary: Corruption at a record level - what is going wrong here?

Ungarn, Land - Hungary remains the most corrupt country in the European Union, according to the latest results from Transparency International. In this year's corruption perception index, Hungary scored only 41 out of 100 points and thus fell by another point compared to the previous year. This is already the third year in a row in which the country receives such a negative assessment. The NGO criticized systematic violations of the rule of law and lack of measures against corruption. Despite the introduction of numerous reforms to combat corruption, transparency internally criticized that they have so far not been reflected in significant improvements, as krone.at reported.

The index also shows a worrying trend for other EU countries. Overall, the levels of corruption in the EU countries deteriorated compared to the previous year, which concerns some of the largest economies, including Germany and France. This development became public in the annual analysis, which identified an increase in systemic corruption in Europe. According to the report of Euronews.com hinder.

overall picture of corruption in Europe

The European Union is faced with an increase in corruption that affects the reaction to various challenges such as the climate crisis and the erosion of the rule of law. Not only Hungary, but also other countries in Western Europe are facing problems, while the Scandinavian countries continue to take the top positions in the index. Denmark and Finland lead the ranking with 90 and 88 points, while Austria has received its worst rating since the start of the surveys with only 67 points. These rankings show an alarming development that could further undermine trust in the political systems in Europe.