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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-12-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Debate on the annual report of the Court of Auditors – 20012
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021204.2.3-016"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-12-04-Speech-3-0172
lpv:speaker	lp:Bart Staes2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Anders gaan arbeiden, leven en vrijen (2002-09-23--2004-01-05)3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 chair; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; CONT (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Temporary committee on foot and mouth disease (2002-01-17--2002-12-17)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I should first of all like to concur with Mr Kuhne on the subject of the transparent and open way in which we cooperate. I could be asking my fellow MEPs a whole string of questions today. I could question the considerable budget surplus of EUR 15 million; I could ask why, for the umpteenth year in a row, no positive Statement of Assurance has been issued; I could ask about the Commission's accounting system, about the shortcomings of the Member States which, all in all, already manage 80% of European subsidy policy; about pre-accession policy, or about Sapard, where only 9.2% of the resources have been used. These are all important questions, which we will be addressing together with the rapporteur, Mr Casaca, over the next few weeks and months. In my view, there is only one important question left today. Members of the Court of Auditors, you know that I am on good terms with the Court. I like working with you and we work well together. However, according to OLAF's annual report, allegations have been made by an MEP to OLAF with regard to possible misappropriations by a former member of the Court of Auditors. You will be aware that I am that MEP. When I heard about those allegations, I passed them on to OLAF. I specifically did not want any publicity at the time. I wanted to see whether OLAF would do its job, and I have to compliment the OLAF investigators on doing a sterling job. A few weeks ago, they submitted a dossier to the Court of Justice in Luxembourg. They also submitted a dossier to the Court of Auditors itself with a number of recommendations. One of those recommendations was to mount a disciplinary inquiry against a former member of the Court of Auditors and against someone who used to be one of its temporary officials. I understand that a request has also been made for a financial reimbursement to the tune of EUR 28 000. Members of the Court of Auditors, I should like to ask you for your official reaction to the OLAF inquiry. Will you be taking on board the recommendations that the Court of Auditors has made? Can you also give me permission to examine this OLAF dossier myself? Thirdly, can you assure me that the case involving Mrs N is an isolated one and that it is not common practice within the Court of Auditors? Members of the Court of Auditors, it is a crucial question because we will shortly be debating not only Parliament's discharge, the Commission's discharge, but also, among other things, the discharge of the Court of Auditors itself. I think that an honest and open answer from you is very important in terms of the Committee on Budgetary Control’s, or Parliament's, ability to decide whether or not to grant you discharge with respect to the year 2001."@en1

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