Corruption in Cyprus
Corruption in Cyprus is a salient concern for people in Cyprus: As of 2022, 94% considered that corruption was widespread in the country.
Extent
As of 2013, the government of
In Transparency International's 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index, which scored 180 countries on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"), Cyprus scored 53. When ranked by score, Cyprus ranked 49th among the 180 countries in the Index, where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector.[3] For comparison with worldwide scores, the best score was 90 (ranked 1), the average score was 43, and the worst score was 11 (ranked 180).[4] For comparison with regional scores, the highest score among Western European and European Union countries [Note 1] was 90, the average score was 65 and the lowest score was 42.[5] Transparency International's 2013 Global Corruption Barometer report shows that 72% of respondents believe that level of corruption increased in Cyprus over the previous two years[6]
As of 2022, 94% of Cypriots considered that corruption was widespread in the country. The so-called golden passport scheme allowed investors with a minimum of a 2 million EURO investment to get citizenship, a scandal which triggered an infringement procedure of the European Commission and which led to a gradual "phase out" of the program in November 2020.[7] As of 2023, persons entrusted with top executive functions in government did not undergo an
Since 2004, Cyprus is supposed to have two systems of
In November 2023, the
Notes
- ^ Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
See also
References
- ^ "2013 Investment Climate Statement - Cyprus". The US Department of State. The US Department of State. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Snapshot of the Cyprus Country Profile". Business Anti-Corruption Portal. GAN Integrity Solutions. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated". Transparency.org. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2023: Cyprus". Transparency.org. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "CPI 2023 for Western Europe & EU: Rule of law and political integrity threats undermine action against corruption". Transparency.org. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ e.V., Transparency International. "Cyprus 2013 - World's largest opinion survey on corruption - Transparency International". www.transparency.org. Archived from the original on 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- ^ a b c d FIFTH EVALUATION ROUND. Preventing corruption and promoting integrity in central governments (top executive functions) and law enforcement agencies. EVALUATION REPORT CYPRUS EU Council, 5-9 June 2023
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External links
- Cyprus Corruption Profile from the Business Anti-Corruption Portal