Czech Republic inches up TI’s corruption perception index

According to Transparency International’s 2012 corruption perception index the Czech Republic’s corruption rating has improved slightly moving it from 57th to 54th place on the ladder, alongside Latvia, Malaysia and Turkey. The Czech branch of TI says that despite the government’s proclaimed anti-corruption drive significant progress will not be made unless more people and more money are involved and the respective anti-corruption laws are in place. TI has repeatedly criticized the absence of a law on civil service, the financing of political parties and the fact that politicians are appointed to the boards of state-run companies.