Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-06-15-Speech-2-959"
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"en.20100615.24.2-959"2
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"Financial transparency of public institutions is a foundation of modern democracy. The citizens must have access to information about how each euro is spent – because each euro comes from taxes which they have paid. It is no secret that the European Transparency Initiative, adopted by the Commission in 2005, is having its first effects. I welcome this. On the other hand, there is still much to be done. It saddens me to note that standards on transparency used in the European Commission when implementing regional policy are lower than in other institutions, including principally those in use in the European Investment Bank. There is no reason why such a state of affairs should continue. I share the resolution’s satisfaction with progress on social control over distribution of funds for the realisation of regional policy objectives. I also have high regard for the resolution’s emphasis on the role of the institution of civil society in the programming system of cohesion policy. I am sure that the measures proposed in the resolution will contribute to an increase in the effectiveness of programmes and to the legitimisation of EU cohesion policy. In view of these factors, I decided to endorse the resolution."@en1
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