The healthcare system is where Albanians are asked for the majority of bribes and under-the-table compensations. Around 2 in 3 families (63%) agreed to have given bribes at least once in the last 12 months, to an employee in the health sector.
Second in line after healthcare is the local government – where every 1 in 3 families have paid bribes, at least on one occasion in the last 12 months.
Bribery is a relatively common phenomenon in the justice system also. In the last 12 months, around 18% of Albanian families have paid off a cop or a municipal police officer, and 16% say they’ve had to bribe judges and prosecutors.
Another striking aspect of Barometer’s latest poll, is the fact that a relatively high percentage of Albanian citizens agree to have paid off transport directories, where the services provided include vehicle registration, technical check-ups, license and registration permits, etc., – 10% of families agree that they’ve at least once in the last 12 months, had to bribe an employee in the transport sector.
Other institutions, where citizens say they’ve been asked for bribes in a similar manner are property registration offices, the education system, and public corporations like OSHEE and UKT.
Data were retrieved through a poll by Euronews Albania, surveying agency MRB, and Data Centrum, conducted on a national scale from October 20 – 29 2021.
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