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5 News maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 27 NOVEMBER 2013 58% think state is 'effectively' fighting corruption JAMES DEBONO SURPRISINGLY, a European-wide survey held in October reveals that 58% of the Maltese think that their government is effectively fighting corruption. Only 35% of all EU 28 respondents express the same opinion. The most likely to think that the state effectively fights corruption are the Danes (75%), the Swedes (64%) and the Finns (64%) But in 12 member states less than three out of 10 people agree that the state fights effectively against corruption, and less than a fifth agree in five of them: the Czech Republic (14%), Spain (17%), Italy (18%), Greece (19%) and Slovenia (19%). While the vast majority of Maltese believe that the state is effectively fighting corruption, they are less likely to believe that public authorities be- Tourist arrivals up by 6.8% in September THE occupancy rate in hotel accommodation stood at 83%, while that recorded in other collective accommodation establishments reached 64.7%. Total arrivals and nights spent in collective accommodation establishments during September rose by 6.8% and 6.6% respectively when compared to the corresponding month last year. The NSO said that the total arrivals in collective accommodation establishments during September under review amounted to 150,907, while total nights spent numbered 893,601. Nights spent increased in all collective accommodation establishments, with the highest increase recorded in 3-star hotels. The largest share of guest nights was reported in 4-star hotels, accounting for 404,094 nights, or 45.2% of the total. The average length of stay in collective accommodation establishments stood at 5.9 nights, at par with last year's levels. The net use of bed-places stood at 73%, up by 2.2 percentage points when compared to the corresponding month in 2012. Moreover, all collective accommodation establishments reported a rise in occupancy levels. On a national level, there were 159 collective accommodation establishments active during September, with a net capacity of 18,472 bedrooms and 40,832 bed-places. On average, each establishment had 2.2 beds per room. Total arrivals for the third quarter numbered 466,990, up by 6.8% over the corresponding quarter of last year. On the other hand, resident arrivals dropped by 3.8% to 32,099. Total nights spent between July and September surpassed 3 million, 5.7% higher than last year. Nights spent by non-residents advanced by 5.8%, whereas resident nights went up by 0.9%. have in a non-arbitrary way. Only 41% tend to believe this in contrast to 47% of all Europeans. Only 45% of the Maltese trust their national justice system while 47% tend not to trust it. In all, 28 EU member states a majority of 53% tend to trust their national justice system. The highest levels of trust in the justice system are registered in Finland and Denmark, where 85% tend to trust the justice system. The lowest levels of trust are registered in Slovenia, Slovakia and the Czech republic were only a quarter trust the national justice system. Only 16% of the Maltese compared to 25% of all Europeans think that their national justice system is better than that in other countries. In Malta only 6% of the respondents say that either they or a close relative have been to a criminal courtroom in the last ten years. The UK (27%) has the highest proportion of people who say that either they or a close relative have been to a criminal courtroom in the last ten years. Scores above 20% were also measured in Germany, Austria, Greece, Spain, Ireland, Finland and Sweden.