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Transparency International Greece

Reaccreditation concluded 06 / 2023

19^th Kanigos str.

106 77 Athens, Greece

Κάνιγγος 16,

106 77 Αθήνα, Ελλάδα

Telephone: +30 210 722 4940
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.transparency.gr

Corruption Perceptions Index

Scoring 180 countries around the world, the Corruption Perceptions Index is the leading global indicator of public sector corruption.

Greece has a score of 49 this year, with a change of -3 since last year, meaning it ranks 59 out of 180 countries.

Find out about key corruption issues in Greece in CPI 2023 for Western Europe & EU: Rule of law and political integrity threats undermine action against corruption

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Greece

Score: 49/100
Rank: 59/180
Score change

Score changes 2012 - 2023

Global Corruption Barometer

Since its debut in 2003, the Global Corruption Barometer has surveyed the experiences of everyday people confronting corruption around the world. Through our barometer, tens of thousands of people around the globe are asked about their views and experiences, making it the only worldwide public opinion survey on corruption.

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29%

Percentage of people who thought corruption increased in the previous 12 months*

Percentage of public service users paid a bribe in the previous 12 months*

*Since the most recent publication of the GCB - European Union

Our activity in Greece

News

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Protester holding a large EU flag at anti-corruption demonstration in Slovakia

CPI 2023 for Western Europe & EU: Rule of law and political integrity threats undermine action against corruption

News • 30 January 2024

Leaders are losing public trust as they undermine limits on their power and act without integrity.

A person holding a smoke grenade takes part in a demonstration against the rising cost of living in Brussels, Belgium

CPI 2022 for Western Europe & EU: Undue influence and fragmented anti-corruption measures hurt progress

News • 31 January 2023

While once again the top-scoring region in the CPI, anti-corruption efforts have stalled in most countries for more than a decade.

Protesters in Vienna, Austria demanding Chancellor Sebastian Kurz's resignation, German-language sign reads: "We are really angry, mega angry"

CPI 2021 for Western Europe & European Union: Trouble ahead for stagnating region

News • 25 January 2022

Western Europe and the EU still tops the CPI, but the COVID-19 pandemic has threatened transparency and accountability across the region, leaving no country unscathed and exposing…

Global Corruption Barometer EU: People worried about unchecked abuses of power

News • 15 June 2021

New EU survey reveals almost a third of people think corruption is getting worse in their country. A further 44% think it’s not getting any better.

Press releases

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2023 Corruption Perceptions Index: Weak checks & balances undermining anti-corruption efforts in Western Europe & EU

Press • 30 January 2024

Exporting Corruption 2022: Enforcement against foreign bribery hits historic low

Press • 11 October 2022

People in the EU concerned about government corruption, ties between business and politics, survey reveals

Press • 15 June 2021

New report from Transparency International uses open data to analyse political integrity across Europe

Press • 25 November 2020

Projects

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Anti-corruption in focus: Thematic leadership for the OGP

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Integrity Pacts – Civil Control Mechanism for Safeguarding EU Funds

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Preventing corruption in government contracting through independent monitors. Explore our 17 ongoing Integrity Pacts across 11 EU member countries.

Whistleblowing programme

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Features our work to improve whistleblower’s protection, including our policy recommendations and our achievements in around the world.

Integrity watch 3.0: Generating value from data to manage risks and detect corruption in Europe

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The Integrity Watch Project seeks to provide members of society with a series of online tools for the detection and prevention of political corruption in eight EU Member States.