Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-10-22-Speech-2-256"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-10-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Discharge procedure: amendment of the Rules of Procedure2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021022.9.2-256"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-10-22-Speech-2-2572
lpv:speaker	lp:Paulo Casaca2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; CONT (2002-01-22--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Partido Socialista (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; BUDG (2002-01-30--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, we have already had the opportunity to hear many of our fellow Members emphasise the importance of the discharge device in the context of the budgetary procedure and the powers of this Parliament, and so I shall refrain from repeating these words, but I should also like to say that great power must be matched by serious consideration and great moderation in its use. This is precisely the concern that brings us here and which led our rapporteur to find a way of setting a time limit for our examination of the Commission’s financial management. I would say that, from this point of view, this is a legitimate concern and that the wording chosen is perfectly reasonable. In this debate, however, we cannot forget the fact that underlying the discharge procedure are aims that are very clearly expressed in Article 276 and, specifically, that the European Parliament is examining the accounts and the balance-sheet setting out the Community’s assets and liabilities. And, in this context, we must bear in mind that the accounting and financial control systems of the European institutions, on the basis of which these accounts and balance-sheets are drawn up, must be totally exemplary and must strictly, fully and unequivocally comply with the highest international quality standards. This is one observation that we must take into account for the financial year that we are about to begin. Another observation to be emphasised is closely connected to the way in which the discharge has been undertaken in previous years, particularly the discharge for 1999, and concerns outsourcing. Mr Bourlanges is, as a matter of fact, the author of many of our references. I should also like to take this opportunity to stress the importance of this aspect."@en1

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