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"Madam President, I, along with all my colleagues, wish to welcome this annual report which is presented to us in a spirit of constructiveness. The Commission and the Member States should see it in this light and use the findings of this report as a tool for improving their performance in managing the EU's finances.
It is regrettable that it is not possible for the Court of Auditors to give a clean bill of health to the Commission with a positive Statement of Assurance. This situation has not changed since the first Statement of Assurance was published in respect of the 1994 budgetary year. Member States are responsible for managing 80% of the expenditure and a range of errors has been found by the Court at Member State level. This is somewhat disquieting. We should remind ourselves that the EU resources come directly or indirectly from European citizens. There is, therefore, a clear duty to account for every last euro of expenditure. We must ensure that the European citizens receive value for money.
I am pleased that the Commission has taken steps to improve its management control over Community finances, and systems are being put in place in the Member States. This will diminish the level of errors. The Commission must be vigilant in its pursuit of proper management procedures at Member State level. We in Parliament must also be vigilant in seeing that the Commission carries out this task.
The Commission has responsibility for implementing the budget. Proper management and control procedures, lack of planning, inadequate evaluations, loose or non-existent eligibility criteria frequently feature in this report. This, combined with the negative Statement of Assurance, makes some worrying reading for the taxpayer. I know that this report and the work that Parliament is about to embark on in the context of the discharge procedure will contribute to greater vigilance when it comes to Community spending. In conclusion, let us approach our task in a positive and constructive spirit in the best interests of the citizens of the EU."@en1
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