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"Madam President, first of all I would like to congratulate the Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Mr Napolitano, for clarifying such an important issue in his report. We all know that this clarification has come at an opportune and important time – at a time when there are widespread calls to tackle, and ultimately root out altogether, fraud and those conditions which nurture it. As you are all aware, the European Parliament showed some awareness of this issue when, some months ago, it adopted a decision containing very specific articles – a decision which Mr Napolitano has incorporated in his report which also contains very specific articles on how we should function and what factors we must consider in order to achieve our goal of combating fraud.
Now is not the time to re-examine the articles one by one. We all know them very well. However, at this time, it is essential to draw your attention once more to the awareness this House has shown and the awareness the European Parliament has shown on the issue of fraud – an awareness which was turned into action by the internal decision of the European Parliament, and an awareness which is re-formulated in the report and the proposal of Mr Napolitano. It is, I believe, quite significant for this House and it is significant for the institution of the European Parliament that, once again, it is responding to the demands of the European citizens – demands which have been made quite clear of late, particularly during the recent European elections.
Madam President, you all know that the word “fraud” forms part of our major focuses. On many occasions, we have mentioned the need to combat and eradicate fraud altogether. However, you all know very well that our experience, both in the European Parliament and in Europe, proves that it is not enough just to say this, to go on reiterating that something should be done. We need to take steps – specific steps – and it is up to us to take the first steps since we are the ones who anxiously call for fraud to be tackled and eradicated. Mr Napolitano’s proposal which, as he himself said, was adopted in the Committee of Constitutional Affairs without any objections, is a very clear and very specific step in this direction. For precisely this reason, this House must also vote in favour. At the same time, it would be an oversight on my part if I failed to mention the contribution made by the European Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control which has laid down the right foundations for us in one of its opinions, which can also be found in Mr Napolitano’s report.
In closing, I would once again like to thank the Chairman of the Committee of Constitutional Affairs, as well as the Committee on Budgetary Control, and I would like to ask the House to vote in favour of the Napolitano report."@en1
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