Summary

The provided text highlights a significant disparity between the governance capabilities of EU member states across different geographical regions. While North-West European countries often possess superior local control over corruption, South-East states lag behind in this regard. Simultaneously, the non-EU European states are positioned at the forefront of good governance, indicating a notable gap between regional performance and global standards. These findings suggest that candidates globally are generally not keeping pace with the current elite, highlighting persistent systemic weaknesses. Beyond these specific governance metrics, the text also reveals that certain cookies are essential for browsing functions and are stored locally on browsers as they are necessary for operating the website.

Title

ERCAS – European Research Centre for Anti-Corruption and State-Building

Description

ERCAS – European Research Centre for Anti-Corruption and State-Building

Keywords

corruption, cookies, website, necessary, integrity, european, countries, anti, risk, privacy, publications, monitor, causes, europe, public, states, good

NS Lookup

A 35.214.143.185

Dates

Created 2026-03-14

Updated 2026-04-14

Summarized 2026-04-14