TIS: Slovaks give fewer bribes but many afraid to report corruption

Small-scale corruption has been decreasing in Slovakia, but at the same time the number of people willing to report corruption has been going down as well, TASR has learnt from a survey conducted by Focus agency for Transparency International Slovakia (TIS). "Over the past three years only 12 percent of Slovaks have given bribes in public services, which is the lowest figure in the era of independence. However, the bribery rate in Slovakia is still six times higher than in western Europe," said TIS director Gabriel Sipos, adding that in Germany only 2 percent of people have experience with illegal payments.