Transparency International (TI) published the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for 2012, according to which B&H is found on 72nd place on a list of 176 countries, and with a score of 42 (on scale from 0 to 100). B&H shares this place with Sao Tome and Principe, Brazil, Serbia and South Africa.
This result is still below the average of 50, and B&H is found among the countries with dangerous levels of corruption that impacts all segments of the life of its citizens. CPI continues to show that B&H has made no breakthrough in the fight against corruption.
In comparison with countries in the region, B&H is on the scale below Slovenia at 44nd place, Croatia at 58th place, Montenegro and Macedonia that share 67th place with a score of 44 and share with Serbia, and only Kosovo is under B&H at 111th place.
As in earlier years, the CPI shows again that B&H stagnates in the fight against corruption, and that there are no serious efforts by authorities that could affect the CPI. This is proven by the collapse of anti-corruption laws, lack of final convictions for offenses of corruption and lack of implementation of strategic documents for the fight against corruption.
However, although the CPI and all other relevant research for years indicates a decline or stagnation or B&H, responsible institutions and governments in B&H have even ignored the warning of the EU that the fight against corruption would be a key factor in B&H’s accession to European integration, due to which 20 years later B&H is just beginning to establish a system of responsibility towards its citizens.
(Source: TI B&H)
