In Greece, 98% of respondents see corruption as a major problem in their country. In Portugal and Cyprus, 97% of respondents share the same opinion.
Some 19% of respondents in Denmark and 34% of those in the Netherlands think corruption is a major national problem.
The survey shows that 80% of Greeks, 78% of Romanians and 75% of Bulgarians believe that corruption is more widespread in their countries than in other EU states.
While 87% of Austrians, 85% of Swedes, 84% of respondents in Portugal, 83% of Spaniards and 81% of Germans and Greeks said corruption may also be seen in European institutions, just 52% of Polish respondents, 56% of Romanians and 57% of Bulgarians share the same opinion.
The survey also shows that in 23 of the 27 EU states only a small share of respondents think that they are informed about the level of corruption in their countries. On the other hand ,69% of respondents in Cyprus, 57% of Greek respondents, 53% of Romanians and 52% of Italians said they are informed about the level of national corruption.
The share of Romanians that believe the police is corrupt increased by 14%.
Also, 61% of Romanians said politicians are not trying their best to fight corruption, and 79% of them believe the Government is not efficient in countering corruption.