First report about the corruption of the European Union issued on Monday (3/2) local time, by Cecilia Malmstrom, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, the AP news agency quoted Aljazeera reported.
Malmstrom said corruption undermines confidence in the citizens of democratic institutions and legal institutions. Corruption also make Europe's economy more pain and eliminate the state tax revenue that the state is needed.
Member countries of the European Union has previously been reported already done a lot of ways to fight corruption in recent years. However, a report from the European Union shows that it is far from enough.
"The member states have done much in recent years to combat corruption, but today's report shows that it is far from enough," he said.
The report contains a survey to an increase in the number of EU citizens who reveal corruption is getting worse. Almost all companies in Greece, Spain and Italy believe corruption is widespread. Businessmen also convinced that the only way to succeed is through political connections.
Meanwhile, corruption is still considered rare in Denmark, Finland and Sweden, according to a report from the International Transparency Index. Greek listed as the most corrupt country in the EU, the share in serial number 80 with China. While Denmark is seen as the least corrupt.
The construction company, which is often tender for government contracts, reported to be the group most affected by corruption. Eight out of ten people surveyed complained about corruption in the field.
Overall, 43 percent of companies see corruption as a problem. Losses due to corruption that hit the European economy is almost equivalent to the size of the Romanian economy.
Eight out of ten EU citizens believe that the close relationship between business and politics cause corruption. "European problem is not that worth a small bribe as a whole," Carl Dolan of Transparency International in Brussels, told Reuters.
"With the relationship between the political class and the industry, there has been a failure of politicians to regulate conflict of interest in dealing with the business," he said.
