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"Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to express my great appreciation for the debate that has just taken place, as it relates to matters of exceptional importance. It is unquestionably true that the credibility of the European Union depends to a large extent on how reliably and effectively European financial resources are used.
The report clearly marks a step towards the better and more effective use of resources and towards reducing the risk of misuse of these latter or of financial fraud.
Allow me to take up just a few points that were raised in the discussion. There were some expressions of concern that the independence of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) might be undermined. I have to say that the opposite is true in respect of the Commission proposals that have been presented for debate in Parliament. That risk will not arise, and I feel sure that our debate will be far-reaching and will show that the Commission proposals do not point towards any weakening of the independent position of OLAF.
Similarly, the highly important question of procedural rights and procedural requirements was raised. Here too I can state that the Commission proposal is in line with the views expressed in the debate, namely that there is a need to reinforce some elements relating to, for example, the transfer of information on investigations, independence and operational confidentiality in such a way that the rights of those involved are respected, in accordance with the legal principles of the European Union.
Ladies and gentlemen, allow me also to touch briefly on the Eurostat problem. This case is still open, and until all of the proceedings have been completed it will not be possible to quantify the results precisely in the normal way, but this will be done as soon as the situation becomes clearer.
Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to state the common interest of the Commission and Parliament in seeing that we progress further down a route that will ensure that Europe’s financial resources are used in an effective and wholly honest way."@en1
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