Transparency International: Czechs sceptical about government anti-corruption measures

According to a Transparency International poll released on Thursday, 60% of Czechs think that the government’s fight against corruption will prove unsuccessful. The centre-right government has outlined the battle against corruption as ‘one of its major priorities’. Forty-four percent of Czechs said that they thought corruption levels in their country would rise over the next couple of years. Transparency International placed the Czech Republic in the medium corruption bracket, alongside Russia, Turkey and Bulgaria. A spokesperson said that Czechs rank amongst the most mistrustful of their government’s anti-corruption measures in the world. Thirteen percent of Czechs said that they had paid a bribe in the last year.