A survey of leading exporting countries asserts that some European companies are guilty of bribery in less-developed regions.
Background:
The EU has made the fight against corruption one of its highest political priorities, in both its internal affairs and its relations with third countries. The EU systematically includes corruption-related issues on the agenda of candidate countries and insists that future member states set up and implement national anti-corruption policies. The report by Transparency International, a non-governmental organisation, reports on the likelihood of companies from 30 leading exporting countries to pay bribes abroad. The results are based on the responses of more than 11,000 business people in 125 countries.
Issues:
The report places seven EU countries in the top ten positions for low levels of corruption but emphasises that this does not mean that they are behaving well. For instance, although Germany was number seven in the list, the German-US motor company DaimlerChrysler admitted that an internal probe confirmed allegations of 'improper payments' made by staff in Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe.
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