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dcterms:Date	"2012-05-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European Parliament’s right of inquiry (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120523.6.3-121-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-05-23-Speech-3-122-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Rainer Wieland2
lpv:spokenAs	member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-07-21--2014-06-30)3 member; JURI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; Parliament's Bureau (2012-01-18--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; PETI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; AFCO (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 vice-president; European Parliament (2012-01-18--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, a body that is responsible for legislation must also be responsible for the implementation of the law. It cannot just be about the ; it must also be about the the application of the law, and, in this respect, there are some considerable problems within the Union. The work of the committee of inquiry into the Equitable Life Assurance Society crisis brought to light some surprising substantive facts, but it also showed that the instrument we have can definitely be improved. That is why this dossier is an important step forward. Allow me to mention very briefly the five points that my group feels are important. Firstly, we understand that the Commission and the Council have concerns if there is reason, because of well-understood interests, for officials and ministers not to testify. The decision on this cannot be taken in an autocratic manner, however; it must be justified and declared. Secondly, it cannot be left to the discretion of the person being heard to decide whether to appear in public or in camera. Thirdly, anyone who gives evidence must, of course, tell the truth. Fourthly, we expect the Member States to impose sanctions on those who do not tell the truth that are at least as severe as those imposed on people who do not tell the truth before equivalent national institutions. Fifthly, and this is what my group’s Amendment 31 is concerned with, it is important that at the end of the work of a committee of inquiry, a minority conclusion must also stand. I very much regret that this has been declared inadmissible by the President or his administration, and I do not consider this decision to be correct. One final word: both the Council and the Commission have expressed their pleasure at Parliament’s readiness to compromise. I would be pleased if, at the end of the day, this pleasure at a readiness to compromise could be shared by all sides."@en1
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