EU: How The Public Rates Courts For Independence

A new Eurobarometer survey has found that public perceptions of the independence of national justice systems vary tremendously across the EU. The research found that EU-wide, 45 percent rated the level of independence enjoyed by the courts as "fairly good", 11 percent said it is "very good" and 32 percent said either "very bad" or "fairly bad". Countries in northern Europe are most likely to perceive their justice systems as independent with Denmark and Finland at the top of the ranking.