News

society

Young Catalans now tolerate corruption

Young Cata­lans now ac­cept cases of cor­rup­tion oc­cur­ring in every­day life as nor­mal. This in­cludes copy­ing in an exam, fal­si­fy­ing res­i­dency to enrol a child at a pre­ferred school, a pub­lic worker re­ceiv­ing a gift, doc­tors re­ceiv­ing free hol­i­days from phar­ma­ceu­ti­cal com­pa­nies and a rel­a­tive or friend being hired for a po­si­tion in a pub­lic body. The di­rec­tor of the Anti-Fraud Of­fice, Miguel Ángel Gi­meno, yes­ter­day de­scribed this at­ti­tude among young peo­ple aged 18 and 29 as “a huge so­cial fail­ure”.

Sign in. Sign in if you are already a verified reader. I want to become verified reader. To leave comments on the website you must be a verified reader.
Note: To leave comments on the website you must be a verified reader and accept the conditions of use.