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  • October 27, 2010, 9:37 AM ET

Slovenia Shines as Central Europe’s Least Corrupt, Hungary Gets Warning Signal

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By Veronika Gulyas

Transparency International
Transparency International Hungary Executive Director Noemi Alexa

Slovenia is the least corrupt state in central and southeastern Europe, followed by Poland, not a long time ago plagued with corruption scandals. Hungary plunged most heavily on Transparency International’s latest corruption ranking.

Slovenia with the score of 6.4 and Poland with 5.3, on the scale of 0-10, are closer to the “very clean” end than to “highly corrupt,” according to the 2010 Corruptions Perceptions Index by Transparency International.

Hungary with 4.7 is followed by the Czech Republic (4.6), Slovakia (4.3), Romania (3.7) and Bulgaria (3.6).

Hungary fell four ranks to the 50th place after failing to implement efficient and comprehensive anti-corruption measures, such as transparent campaign financing and procurement regulations, Transparency International Hungary Executive Director Noemi Alexa said at a press conference Tuesday.

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