Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-01-29-Speech-3-127"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-01-29"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:2000 discharge follow-up2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030129.6.3-127"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-01-29-Speech-3-1282
lpv:speaker	lp:Rijk van Dam2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3 unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2002-03-18--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-09-18--2004-04-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Commissioner, this report sends out an ambiguous signal. The rapporteur is giving the European Commission a pat on the head instead of the urgent stimulus that is needed to drastically improve management of the EU budget. This report makes the European Parliament dependent on the goodwill of the Commission instead of championing the interests of the many tax payers who want to see value for their money. I was not happy to see that the Commission is stating that most of the irregularities and fraud involving EU money take place in the Member States themselves. That may be so, but the Commission has the duty to manage the EU funds and is ultimately responsible for them. Virtually all special reports from the European Court of Auditors contain the comment that European regulations are too complex and too vague, objectives are not clearly defined and control systems are deficient. We must be able to approach the Commission on these issues. Compare this with the board of directors of a multinational denying responsibility for the efficiency of business activities that take place away from their head office. I have yet to encounter a shareholder who would accept that. It is obvious that the way the budget is managed by the Commission leaves much to be desired. The enormous structural budget surplus, a milk quota rule dating back to 1984 that is still not working properly, the uncertainty about the effectiveness of most of the structural measures, the deficient bookkeeping that is a source of problems including the claiming back of amounts from EU funds that have been paid out in error. I could easily fill up this list with other examples that show that the European Commission still has a great deal to do before there is any chance of receiving a positive Statement of Assurance from the Court of Auditors."@en1

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