<p>In the public procurement business, which on a state and local level is estimated at more than one billion euros a year, elaborate, tried and tested schemes of corruption are hidden. In this vicious circle of corruption, in a silent coalition between the public and the private sector, state money are being misused for the purpose of achieving personal gains, by awarding businesses to favoured companies. As a result of this state, which has been going on for years, part of the companies decide to no longer participate on public procurement tenders, assuming that the business has already been agreed on in front, so that the competition on the market is further undermined.<br /><br /><a href="../images/stories/report1_uk.pdf">Download the complete Report</a></p>