A report by European Union (EU) commissioner Anita Gradin in 1998 revealed that the cost of corruption within the EU during 1997 was estimated at 1.4 billion dollars.
दुःखाची गोष्ट म्हणजे, वरती दिलेल्या उदाहरणांशी मिळत्याजुळत्या घटनांबद्दल जवळजवळ दररोजच आपल्याला ऐकायला मिळते.