TIRANA, December 9 – Albania appears to be the country most affected by the highest administrative corruption in the region with 57% of citizens being asked for bribes at least occasionally and 47% actually participating in corruption transactions.
This was revealed by a report on corruption by the Southeast European Leadership for Development and Integration released on Friday.
Over half of Albanians said they have been asked for a bribe, while half of those admitted they have given it, the highest rates in the region according to the report.
Albania has the highest pressure and involvement in corruption in the Western Balkans for all indicators, such as seeking bribes, giving them, acceptability of corruption, falling prey to it and even state capture by businesses, said the report.
There is no comment by relevant government bodies on the latest findings in Tirana.
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