“There is a chronic lack of willingness to accept responsibility for one’s actions - in politics, the public sector, and the private sector,” the Corruption Prevention Commission said on the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day.
Progress made, but no cause for celebration
Last year, Slovenia was ranked 39th (out of 175 countries) in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index, an improvement of 4 places from the year before. However, the Corruption Prevention Commission said that “there is no cause for celebration” yet. The Commission believes that the weakest link in the fight against corruption in Slovenia is “the public’s tolerance for corruption and the numerous corrupt practices citizens witness at work and elsewhere”.
Transparency International Slovenia likewise believes that “Slovenia is only halfway there. The awareness is there, but we have yet to implement the necessary measures. Moral support and the tentative readiness of all social groups to tackle the issue won't bring about any practical change. We need to invest effort and money, but money is in short supply in Slovenia, especially in the NGO sector, since the sector gets virtually no money from the government.”