![]() ![]() When paid in cash, average bribes range from 103 (2) to 1,212 (2), illustrating the vast differences demanded of citizens in the region. ![]() Experiences vary: the percentage of citizens who paid a bribe, amongst those who had contacts with public officials, range from six per cent to 21 per cent. Highlighting how corruption affects everyday life, the report details the extent and levels of bribes paid for basic services. Surveying over 28,000 people in 2010, the European Commission-funded report, "Corruption in the western Balkans: Bribery as Experienced by the Population", notes that one in six respondents were exposed to some form of bribery with a public official in the 12 months before the survey.įocusing on the western Balkans (1), the report finds that corruption is a major concern amongst citizens of the region, ranking a high third in the list of most pressing issues, after unemployment and poverty but well ahead of security and education. VIENNA/BRUSSELS, 17 May (UN Information Service) - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today released its new public sector bribery survey for the western Balkans. UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Issues New Report on Corruption in the Western Balkans, , UNIS/CP/648 , available at:
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