The US has received its lowest-ever Corruption Perceptions Index score on the scale set up by Transparency International, a well-respected movement working to end corruption across the world. It joins 47 other countries that have received their lowest-ever scores,

Nonprofit Transparency International released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index, which ranked the U.S. 28th overall in the world when it comes to anti-corruption. The index factors in criteria such as the prevalence of bribery and the degree to which public officials use their positions to benefit themselves.

Hungary was the worst performing EU country in the NGO's annual Corruption Perceptions Index, while Denmark scored the best. View on euronews