Corruption is a global phenomenon and affects everyone as much as climate change, Slovak President Zuzana Caputova said on Thursday. She was speaking at a virtual discussion of the panel dedicated to the prevention and fight against corruption as part of the Summit for Democracy held under the auspices of US President Joe Biden. "We must therefore cooperate globally, because corruption knows no borders," said the Slovak head of state. According to her, the fight against corruption is not just about the quantity of legal frameworks or institutions but also about people with personal integrity who run law enforcement bodies. The President added that Slovakia suffered from "legislative and institutional optimism" in the fight against corruption. "We thought that if we had the necessary institutions and legal regulations, it would be enough, but that is not true. The institutions must be run by trustworthy people," she said.
Source: TASR
