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"en.20120314.22.3-310-000"2
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"This report is very important for Lithuania. The Lithuanian economy and society continue to be dogged by corruption. According to the latest data from the Corruption Perceptions Index, of all the European Union Member States, Lithuania is at the bottom of the table, in 19th place. Lithuania scored 4.8 points out of 10 (10 points are given to countries with great transparency). According to data in the report, nine out of ten Lithuanians believe that corruption is the greatest problem facing their country. During a recent visit to Lithuania, the Director of Transparency International stated that lawyers and business people welcome Lithuania’s anti-corruption laws and other legislation, but that the laws themselves are not working. It is right. We urgently need an appropriate guarantee that laws will be enforced. The rapporteur also mentions the problem of organised crime, which sadly is continuing to poison Lithuania. At the beginning of the year, Europol listed Lithuania as one of five organised crime hotspots in Europe, one particularly active in moving narcotics and contraband cigarettes into and out of Russia. The situation will get even worse unless action is taken in the near future. According to data in the international media, it is expected that Lithuania’s shadow economy will account for more than 20% of its GDP by 2015."@en1
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