Corruption in Austria Is Growing

Politics ♦ Published: December 2, 2011; 14:54 ♦ (Vindobona)

Austria has lost six positions since 2005 and now only ranks 16 in Transparency International’s corruption index.

Corruption in Austria Is Growing / Picture: © Vindobona.org

Austria is increasingly perceived as a corrupt country. This is the result of the latest “Corruption Perceptions Index” (CPI) published by Transparency International on Thursday. Austria scores 7.8 points and ranks 16 in an international comparison. Compared with other highly developed industrialized countries, however, Austria has been losing positions and is now only found “in…