71% of EU citizens believe corruption is widespread in their country, and more than three-quarters believe it is present in their political institutions.

Omissions

• The MEP does not cite her source; the 71% figure matches the 2026 Eurobarometer on citizens' attitudes towards corruption in the EU (published 2026-06-20), which is the latest available data before the session date.
• The second part of the claim ('more than three-quarters believe it is present in their political institutions') is not directly confirmed by the sources found: the Eurobarometer series page states 'almost three-quarters of respondents perceive corruption to be widespread in local/national/regional institutions', which is a slightly lower value and a different institutional scope (local/national/regional rather than strictly 'political' institutions).
• Eurobarometer figures vary widely by Member State (e.g. very high in Greece, very low in Finland), so the EU average masks large national differences.

Sources

• PrimaryEurobarometer — Citizens' attitudes towards corruption in the EU in 2026 (European Commission)71% of Europeans (up 2 percentage points since 2025) consider that corruption is widespread in their country - this is the second highest level since 2013.
• PrimaryEuropean Commission — Corruption in the public opinionJust over seven in ten Europeans (71%) consider that corruption is widespread in their country … 71% think that high-level corruption cases are not pursued
• PrimaryEurobarometer — Corruption survey series pageAlmost three-quarters of respondents perceive corruption to be widespread in local/national/regional institutions. Only a quarter...