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12/04/2009 :: During the eleven months that Herman Van Rompuy was Prime Minister of Belgium, political corruption increased. Compared to 2008, the country fell from the 18th to the 21st place in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) of Transparency International. The index, which is based on appraisals from renowned institutions such as the Economist Intelligence Unit, the World Economic Forum, the World Bank and others, rates countries from 0 (a high level of corruption to 10 (a low level). Belgium was rated 7.1, which is worse than nine other of Western Europe’s 15 nations.
New Zealand, Denmark, Singapore, Sweden en Switzerland are considered to be the least politically corrupt countries in the world. “The Vlaams Belang is appalled that Belgium is doing so badly,” says VB Senator Nele Jansegers. “Neighbouring countries, such as the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom are all doing better than Belgium.”
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