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EU NOTES THE HIGH LEVEL OF CORRUPTION IN ARMENIA
Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
March 18 2013
The level of corruption in Armenia remains high, First Counsellor of
the EU delegation to Armenia Onno Simmons told a seminar on "The role
of civil society and media in the fight against corruption: current
activities and challenges," writes Trend referring to News-Armenia.
"Corruption is still a major problem and a challenge for the country,"
Simmons said, recalling that amongst 176 countries Armenia shares
105th-112th positions with a number of countries (Algeria , Bolivia,
Cameroon, Kosovo, Mali, Mexico and the Philippines), according to the
Corruption Perception Index 2012 of the international anti-corruption
organization Transparency International.
He also noted that corruption is recognized as one of the most common
phenomena that impedes business development.
In turn, an international expert in the fight against corruption,
head of the EU-administered "Case study on corruption in the public
sector of Armenia"Londa Esadze, noted that the role of media in the
fight against corruption is very high, but that the mass media in
Armenia is not entirely free.
Transparency International has been formulating its index since 1995;
indexes rank countries according to the degree of corruption in their
public sectors.
Transparency International's rankings consider all forms of corrupt
activities, including bribes to officials, the involvement of officials
in the distribution of profits from public works contracts, as well as
illegal or improper expenditure of budgetary funds. It also evaluates
the effectiveness of anti-corruption measures taken by the government.
From: A. Papazian
Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
March 18 2013
The level of corruption in Armenia remains high, First Counsellor of
the EU delegation to Armenia Onno Simmons told a seminar on "The role
of civil society and media in the fight against corruption: current
activities and challenges," writes Trend referring to News-Armenia.
"Corruption is still a major problem and a challenge for the country,"
Simmons said, recalling that amongst 176 countries Armenia shares
105th-112th positions with a number of countries (Algeria , Bolivia,
Cameroon, Kosovo, Mali, Mexico and the Philippines), according to the
Corruption Perception Index 2012 of the international anti-corruption
organization Transparency International.
He also noted that corruption is recognized as one of the most common
phenomena that impedes business development.
In turn, an international expert in the fight against corruption,
head of the EU-administered "Case study on corruption in the public
sector of Armenia"Londa Esadze, noted that the role of media in the
fight against corruption is very high, but that the mass media in
Armenia is not entirely free.
Transparency International has been formulating its index since 1995;
indexes rank countries according to the degree of corruption in their
public sectors.
Transparency International's rankings consider all forms of corrupt
activities, including bribes to officials, the involvement of officials
in the distribution of profits from public works contracts, as well as
illegal or improper expenditure of budgetary funds. It also evaluates
the effectiveness of anti-corruption measures taken by the government.
From: A. Papazian