BiH has fallen behind the Corruption Perceptions Index

Sarajevo, 3. December 2014 — Transparency International presented the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2014. year, which ranks the countries of the world according to the perceived level of corruption, and this year, on a list of 175 countries, Bosnia and Herzegovina is at 80. place. This is a setback compared to 2013, when BiH was at 72. place. CPI, based on relevant international sources, assigns ratings on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the highest level of perceived corruption, while 100 represents the lowest level of corruption, so this year BiH found itself in this position based on 39, which is also lower than in the previous year, but also in 2012, when it was 42. BiH 80. the place shares with El Salvador, Mongolia, Morocco and Benin. When it comes to the region, ie the countries of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia is still in the best position (39th place, with a score of 58), followed by Croatia at 61st. place, with a score of 48, and Macedonia (64th place, with a score of 45), Montenegro (76th place, and a score of 42) and Serbia (78th place with a score of 41). Only Kosovo is behind BiH, at 110. place, with a score of 33. The Corruption Perceptions Index and BiH’s unenviable position on this scale reflect a complete lack of results in the fight against corruption in the previous period, caused not only by the lack of interest of government institutions in anti-corruption reforms, but also by hampering the work of law enforcement institutions. actors of the biggest corruption scandals. Reports from the European Union and relevant international institutions also indicate that not only is there no progress in this area, but BiH is moving in the opposite direction, towards the complete collapse of institutions and their privatization by political elites. Bearing in mind that BiH has been at the bottom of the region for years according to the Corruption Perceptions Index, but also when it comes to reforms in the process of joining the European Union, a complete turnaround is needed in tackling corruption in BiH – through legislative reform, strengthening laws and judiciary, and most importantly, the removal of pressure and control over institutions, in order for BiH to make a significant shift in the CPI scale.

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