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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-09-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Statement by Mr Prodi2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19990914.1.2-042"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-09-14-Speech-2-0432
lpv:speaker	lp:Brian Simpson2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I address my remarks this morning in the main to Mrs De Palacio. Mr Prodi in his address to this Parliament some time ago gave a strong commitment to combating fraud and the misuse of public money. That is why during Mrs De Palacio’s hearing I and my colleagues insisted on questioning her very closely on the flax subsidy scandal in which her department was involved in Spain. The response of Mrs De Palacio was not to our satisfaction and indeed her contention that the Spanish Parliament had cleared her of any responsibility and that the issue is now closed is clearly not true. Whilst I appreciate that the OLAF and Spanish investigation is ongoing and that Mrs De Palacio may be totally exonerated of any involvement, the fact remains that she was a little economical with the truth when answering my questions on 30 August. Finally, Mrs De Palacio’s outburst at the press conference following the hearing does not bode well for someone whose remit includes relationships with the European Parliament and, whilst I accept that Mrs De Palacio did apologise later for her remarks, it nevertheless raises another doubt about her ability to carry out this specific role in the new Commission. Sadly, Mr President, even though Mrs De Palacio answered our questions on transport to our satisfaction, and as a group we will no doubt endorse the Commission tomorrow, we must enter a reservation on the candidature of Mrs De Palacio pending the findings of the OLAF and the Spanish authorities’ investigations and because of the way she responded to questioning on this issue at her hearing."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3 substitute; AGRI (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3,3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3,3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Simpson (PSE )."1

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