Shalva Papuashvili, the Georgian Parliament Speaker, on Tuesday described the latest edition of the Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International as a “significant testament” to the country’s “commitment to transparency and integrity”.
Georgia reaffirms its leadership by anti-corruption credentials on @anticorruption's Corruption Perception Index 2023, surpassing 6 EU member states, 9 NATO members and all EU candidate countries. A significant testament to Georgia's commitment to transparency and integrity. pic.twitter.com/5qXXmaPTx2
— Shalva Papuashvili ???????? (@shpapuashvili) January 30, 2024
Papuashvili said the survey, published this week, had “reaffirmed Georgia’s leadership” in anti-corruption credentials, with the country surpassing six European Union member states, nine NATO members and all EU candidate countries.
Georgia was ranked 49th out of 180 countries and territories worldwide in terms of perceived levels of public sector corruption, scoring 53 points on a scale from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean), surpassing Malta, Croatia, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary from the bloc’s member states.