2023 Corruption Perceptions Index: Weak checks & balances undermining anti-corruption efforts in Western Europe & EU
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While some countries have improved their corruption levels, most are stagnating or declining as leaders fail to act.
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Leaders are losing public trust as they undermine limits on their power and act without integrity.
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The lack of independence of the judiciary in the region undermines the rule of law and promotes impunity for powerful criminals.
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Loss of momentum in anti-corruption efforts is diminishing public trust, while a largely reactive approach to fighting corruption is impairing good governance.
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Progress in a few countries is not reflected throughout the largely stagnant region, while governments fail to act.
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The global decline in justice and the rule of law is enabling impunity for corruption around the world.
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While once again the top-scoring region in the CPI, anti-corruption efforts have stalled in most countries for more than a decade.
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As corruption, authoritarianism and insecurity fuel each other, the region is in decline.