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The Agora => Greek News => Topic started by: Maik on Friday, 04 April, 2014 @ 14:31:49
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Petty corruption in Greece was significantly reduced in 2013, with 15 pct fewer incidents according to a survey unveiled on Thursday by Transparency International Greece (TI-Greece) and the polling company Public Issue. Hospitals and the public sector remained the 'champions' in rates of corruption, however, the survey showed.
An encouraging development is that roughly 30 pct of those taking part in the survey said they had refused to pay bribes demanded by doctors, or the so-called “fakelaki” (little bribery envelopes), both in the public and private sectors. Their increased resistance was mainly the result of the economic crisis and a systematic state policy against corruption that had a positive impact on attitudes and took the "air of legality" off corruption, TI-Greece Chairman Costas Bakouris and Public Issue President & CEO Yiannis Mavris underlined during a presentation of the survey.
Also, for the first time, failing to issue receipts was defined by people as an element of corruption.
http://www.amna.gr/english/articleview.php?id=5621
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Might just be a bit of improvement.
Tony