As many as 96% of the Slovenian companies polled answered in the negative and not in the affirmative to the question whether someone from the state bodies had requested or expected a present, favour or additional money for key documents and permits. A corrected copy follows.

Brussels, 9 December - Compared to the EU average, Slovenian companies are more convinced that corruption is a widespread phenomenon in the country, according to a Eurobarometer survey, with the share of such companies in Slovenia standing at 90%, compared to 63% in the entire EU.