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A rigged system? Corruption in European government buying

A rigged system? Corruption in European government buying

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Spend Network features in this new article from the Economist on the scale of corruption in public sector procurement in Europe.

37 businessmen and former politicians are on trial in Spain for directing public sector construction contracts to favoured companies in return for kickbacks including callgirls and Caribbean holidays. The cost to the taxpayer is estimated at €120 million.

Meanwhile, Britain’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority was found to have blocked an American compan...






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