Dnepropetrovsk 2014 Alfred Nobel University, Dnipropetrovs’k International Economics

Dnepropetrovsk 2014 Alfred Nobel University, Dnipropetrovs’k International Economics and Economic Theory Department 2 d-year Student: Anna Zaporozhets Scientific Supervisor: I. Diadko, Ph.

* The total economic damage from corruption in the EU estimates at € 120 billion a year * Problem is common in all 28 EU countries

* 76% of EU citizens believe that corruption is widespread in their countries * 56% of Europeans believe that the last three years the level of bribery has increased * every fourth European complained that corruption affects their daily life

If some years ago annual thefts from European funds were hundreds of millions of euro, now it amounts to billions.

Due to overpricing in government contracts, covert funding of politicians, bribing doctors, teachers and law enforcement officers of European countries, the economy of this countries lose a very big amount of money which would be enough to fill the budget of the European Union.

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BELIEVE THAT

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Experts point out that policy makers need to reduce the degree of filament tension in society to prevent social explosions.

Third of the proposed seven-year EU budget for 2014 —

We need to address the fight against corruption at multinational level which will include creating the joint bureau to investigate these crimes.

* Thank you for your attention!