75% of Europeans and 65% of companies consider corruption to be widespread in their country.

Omissions

• The most recent Eurobarometer data available at the session date (June 2026 survey) reports that 71% of Europeans consider corruption to be widespread in their country, not 75% — the citizen figure is overstated by roughly 4 percentage points.
• The 65% figure for companies is confirmed exactly by the June 2026 Eurobarometer (65% of companies think the problem of corruption is widespread in their country, +2 pp).
• The equivalent 2024 survey (Special Eurobarometer 548) reported 68% of citizens considering corruption widespread, so no recent Eurobarometer edition supports a 75% citizen figure.

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.
• PrimaryEurobarometer — June 2026 survey, businesses' attitudes towards corruption (European Commission)In EU Member States, 37% of companies consider that corruption is a serious problem when doing business in their country and 65% of companies think the problem of corruption is widespread in their country. In EU27, 65% of companies (+2 pp) think the problem of corruption is widespread in their country.
• PrimaryEurobarometer — Citizens' attitudes towards corruption in the EU in 2024 (European Commission)68% of citizens consider corruption to be widespread in their Member States.