It appears that corruption in Germany is mostly high-level corruption. It's super unlikely that a cop will say "I can make this speeding ticket go away if you donate to our fundraiser", and you won't see an average family speed up building permits by handing over stuffed envelopes, but the elite in industry and politics seems to be comfortably close.
It appears that corruption in Germany is mostly high-level corruption. It's super unlikely that a cop will say "I can make this speeding ticket go away if you donate to our fundraiser", and you won't see an average family speed up building permits by handing over stuffed envelopes, but the elite in industry and politics seems to be comfortably close.