Greece is perceived as the EU’s most corrupt state, falling behind usual suspects Bulgaria and Romania and scoring the same as China. This was determined in an annual corruption index published by Transparency International.
Out of 178 countries surveyed, Greece ranked 78th together with: China, Colombia, Lesotho, Peru, Serbia and Thailand.
The EU’s newest member states of Romania and Bulgaria last year shared the same position with Greece. They have have now distanced themselves to 69th and 73rd place, respectively.
The index is composed of 13 different expert and business surveys conducted between January 2009 and September 2010.
Last week senior Greek officials blamed rampant corruption in the country’s chaotic healthcare system for costing several billion euros a year.
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