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I and my British Conservative colleagues have voted against the Parliament’s reports on the budgetary discharge because, for the eleventh year running, the Court of Auditors has been unable to give a positive statement of assurance of the overall EU accounts. Conservatives believe that this must be tackled as a matter of urgency by the Commission. There must be a zero tolerance of all cases of mismanagement and fraud and there are three main areas to focus on:
First, the new accountancy systems put in place in January 2005 must be monitored closely to ensure that they will deliver world class standards of accounts.
Second, whistleblowers must not only have their rights vigorously defended, they must be encouraged to come forward.
Third, the issue that concerned the Auditors most was the 80% of the budget that is spent in Member States. The Commission is responsible for the expenditure of all EU funds but, in reality, the power is delegated to paying agencies in Member States. The objective, as the President of the Court has suggested, must be the introduction of the principle of making Member States responsible for this expenditure."@en1
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