Transparency International: Czechia has failed to reduce corruption

Czechia is still lacking a long-term strategy to effectively prevent corruption and deal with its consequences, Transparency International stated on Sunday in a press release. According to the organisation, corruption has historically been a problem for all Czech governments, but in the case of Prime Minister Petr Fiala's coalition, the gulf between the promised change and reality is "glaring". They criticised the government for failing to pass any new high-quality anti-corruption laws in 2023, still not having satisfactorily resolved conflicts of interest concerning public procurement, and not conducting much-needed dialogue with non-governmental experts. Corruption in the Czech Republic affects sectors such as healthcare, energy, and the arms industry, they said.