Belgrade, panorama (BETAPHOTO/MILOS MISKOV)
The results of a national corruption perception survey conducted by the Transparency Serbia show that 27 percent of citizens think the level of corruption has increased significantly, 23 percent of respondents say it has increased slightly, 35 percent believe there has been no change compared to the previous period, and 12 percent are of the opinion that corruption is decreasing.
The program director of Transparency Serbia, Nemanja Nenadic, said at a conference in Belgrade that when similar surveys were conducted in the past years, corruption was not recognized as the biggest problem in the country. However, the situation has changed, and 22 percent of respondents now consider corruption the most pressing issue in Serbia.
"Citizens haven’t referred to corruption as the biggest problem before. On a list of problems, it would rank anywhere between third and fifth. In 2021, CESID conducted a survey in which 19 percent of people believed corruption was widespread, while this year's survey shows an increase to 41 percent," Nenadic noted.
According to him, respondents are quite optimistic, with 28 percent expecting the corruption levels to drop next year, likely influenced by recent arrests.
Regarding the work of the prosecution, about 71 percent of respondents believe that the institution does not prosecute those who have political power, and around 56 percent think that prosecutors lack independence in their work.
The survey was conducted between March 13 and March 24, 2025, on a representative sample of 1,000 adult citizens of Serbia.
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