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P.le Carlo Maciachini 11
20159 Milano, Italy
We have an ALAC in Italy that can be contacted to report corruption.
ALACs provide free and confidential legal advice and allow people to safely report corruption.
2021 Rank
42/180
2021 Score
56/100
Since its inception in 1995, the Corruption Perceptions Index, Transparency International’s flagship research product, has become the leading global indicator of public sector corruption. The index offers an annual snapshot of the relative degree of corruption by ranking countries and territories from all over the globe. In 2012, Transparency International revised the methodology used to construct the index to allow for comparison of scores from one year to the next.
34%
Percentage of people who thought corruption increased in the previous 12 months*
3%
Percentage of public service users paid a bribe in the previous 12 months*
*Since the most recent publication of the GCB - European Union
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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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…
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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.
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Western Europe and the EU is the highest performing region on the CPI, but is under enormous strain due to COVID-19.
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Preventing corruption in government contracting through independent monitors. Explore our 17 ongoing Integrity Pacts across 11 EU member countries.
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The Integrity Watch Project seeks to provide law enforcement, citizens, civil society and journalists with a series of online tools for the detection and prevention of political…
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Speak Up Europe is a new project aiming to prevent corruption in high-risk areas in the EU by empowering individuals to speak up about misconduct to public, private and civil…
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This publication sets out key facts, figures and achievements from the integrity pacts in the EU between 2016 and 2021.
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Between 2015 and 2021, 15 civil society organisations monitored 46 public contracting procedures in the EU. This experience and learnings now help us to understand how to…
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Drawing on true stories from 12 countries, this publication shows how people can break the cycle of injustice by reporting corruption.
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The Global Corruption Barometer – European Union is the largest, most detailed set of public opinion data on people’s views and experiences of corruption and bribery in all 27 EU…
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