Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-12-13-Speech-1-097"
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"Mr President, the 1998 report of the Court of Auditors, which has been debated all over Europe except – until today – in this House, clearly demonstrates the need for the Commission and Member States to redouble their efforts in the fight against fraud. Both have a duty to ensure that tax-payers' money is well spent. If we are to keep the people's trust and win their support for the ambitious plans outlined at Helsinki this weekend, three steps are essential.
First, Member States themselves must do more to detect fraud. Cooperation between the European Court of Auditors and its national counterparts must be strengthened, if necessary by means of legislation.
Second, as Mr Karlsson just made very clear, the Commission's financial management must be improved. The Commission has announced a programme of reforms. If these are to be successful they must be radical, comprehensive and based on a very clear timetable.
Third, Parliament must put its own house in order. We can only be credible as the people's watchdog if the recommendations of the Court of Auditors which relate to this institution are implemented without delay. Parliament must do everything within its powers to demonstrate that it is serious about eliminating waste. It is for this very reason that, like many of my colleagues, I shall not be attending tomorrow's opening ceremony of this expensive and obviously flawed building that nobody asked for."@en1
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