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23 January 2020Our country has gained 12 points from 2012 to today, but the last year marks a "decisive slowdown": Italy has only one vote more than 2018 in the 2019 ranking relative to the perception index of corruption (Cpi) published today by Transparency International. The ranking sees us in 51st place in the world with a score of 53 points out of 100, better than one point compared to the previous year: therefore Italy, although showing a slight improvement, slows down its climb.

Compared to 2018, it rose by two positions, from the 53rd to the 51st, but with one more point (from 52 to 53 out of 100): a score still in the middle of the standings (from 0 to 9 points we speak of 'highly corrupt', from 90 to 100 'without corruption') certainly better than in 2012, before the approval of the Severino law, when Italy was in 72nd position, with 42 points.

A 'trend' of growth that has gone on in recent years in an almost constant way, with positive peaks between 2014 (year of establishment of the ANAC) and 2015, when our country climbed the ranking with 8 more positions (from 69th to 61st), and between 2016 and 2017, when Italy jumped from 60th to 54th place in the perception index ranking.

Denmark tops Somalia the worst
Denmark and New Zealand remain at the top of the corruption perception index. Results unchanged from 2018 also as regards the bottom of the ranking, where we still find Somalia and South Sudan. These are the results of the 2019 ranking made public today by Transparency International: in Europe, in addition to Denmark Finland and Sweden also make a good impression, while Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary occupy the last three positions of the continental ranking.

Globally, the fall of Canada (-4 points), France and the United Kingdom (-3) stand out while Spain (+4) and Greece (+3) hit positively. Germany and Russia remain stable among the G20 countries (respectively with a vote of 80 and 28 as in 2018) while the United States lost two points (69 against the previous 71).

"In Italy problems still unresolved"
"We are pleased to see a further improvement, but we sincerely hoped for something more. The slowdown is due to several problems that our country has always dragged on without being able to solve them," said Virginio Carnevali, president of Transparency International Italy, commenting the results of the 2019 ranking on the perception index of corruption.

In particular, Transparency notes, "as recent news events show, from Foggia to Madonie, from Reggio Calabria to Reggio Emilia, organized crime still dominates our country, often preferring the weapon of corruption that has now taken on new forms , increasingly difficult to identify and effectively counter ". Another important issue remains the regulation of lobbying and conflicts of interest:" For years - observes Transparency - we have heard of laws that should finally put a brake and rules on two fundamental issues in the fight against corruption, but Parliament is still silent. Only so many promises and hearings that have not yet turned into concrete acts ".

Furthermore, according to the association, "the recent abolition of the obligations of disclosure of income and assets of public managers implemented by the latest financial law is certainly not a good example of transparency" and the issue of public procurement is also important. attention of corrupt officials and entrepreneurs: a simpler and more effective code and greater involvement of civil society in monitoring activities could only benefit public finances ".

The ranking data will be commented on 11 February next, starting at 4 pm, at the headquarters of the ANAC, by President Carnevali and the acting president of the National Anti-Corruption Authority, Francesco Merloni.