The government’s anti-corruption measures are working – albeit manageably. This is shown by Transparency International’s corruption index published on Tuesday. Accordingly, Austria has moved up two places in the international ranking and is now in 20th place out of 180. Five years ago, Austria was in twelfth place worldwide in the international corruption index and tenth in Europe. However, numerous scandals – such as the publication of the Ibiza video – have contributed to a noticeable deterioration in the ranking. The Freedom of Information Acti.e. the abolition of official secrecy, is only expected to be decided in the National Council on Wednesday.
