According to this year’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI), Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) ranked third among the worst in Europe with a score of 35, on a scale of zero to 100, ranking it 110th out of 180 countries. Only Ukraine and Russia have a lower score.
The score is the same as last year and is the worst in the last decade, because BiH, unlike the surrounding countries, has not made any progress in the fight against corruption, primarily due to political obstruction of key reforms.
BiH and Albania are now the worst–rated countries in the Western Balkans, since Kosovo and North Macedonia have made some progress, primarily in prosecuting major scandals and high-ranking officials, which is almost never the case in BiH due to a trapped judicial system.
The more human rights are endangered in a certain country, the higher the level of corruption. There is no country in the world where there is absolutely no corruption. When we talk about this year’s results at the global level, the best–positioned countries are Denmark, Finland, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, then Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Germany. The worst-ranked countries are South Sudan, Syria, Somalia, Venezuela, Yemen, and North Korea, “said Ivana Korajlic, executive director of Transparency International in BiH.
As she mentioned, countries affected by war, lawlessness, and dictatorship (and this year it is Somalia, Syria, and South Sudan) are in the last places.
In a report published with the CPI, Transparency International specifically warns that increasing human rights violations, weakening democracy, and strengthening authoritarian regimes are leading to higher levels of corruption.
In the regional report for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, BiH is singled out as one of the countries with poor results, citing increasing attacks on critics of the government that controls the media, suppressing civil liberties, and obstructing reforms that would lead to more transparent party funding and fair elections.
“When we talk about BiH, it is in the 110th position out of 180 countries with a score of 35. No progress has been made compared to last year, it is the same score and this is again the worst position since 2012 since the CPI allows the results to be compared, “Korajlic explained.
CPI is based on a combination of data and analysis by international institutions that determine the perception of corruption in the public sector through the eyes of business people, analysts, and experts. This year’s index (CPI 2020) relies on independent sources, such as independent institutions in the field of management and analysis of the business environment.
The results are presented on a scale from 0 to 100, with a score of 0 indicating high corruption in the country and a score of 100 a very “clean” situation. Data was collected in the last 24 months, according to Transparency International Slovenia.
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Source: Federalna
