Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-01-16-Speech-2-117"
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"We have voted in favour of a report on securities and guarantees for traditional own resources. The report as a whole makes sense. There are, however, a few points from which we would disassociate ourselves. Paragraphs 15 and 16 pave the way for introducing a single
in the EU and for harmonising criminal law and the administration of justice in the Member States. First of all, this is unclearly formulated. Secondly, we are not in favour of harmonising criminal legislation and the administration of justice in the Member States. What we do support is establishing the necessary instruments for combating fraud involving EU funds more effectively. We are in favour of supplementing the OLAF regulation by setting up a unit under OLAF to lead investigations and make it easier to follow up criminal cases in the national courts. The unit must only concern itself with crimes committed by EU employees. In the longer term, consideration should be given to introducing a European public prosecutor to follow up cases of fraud involving EU funds in the Member States. We must not, however, have harmonisation for harmonisation’s sake and, in other areas, the Member States’ criminal law and administration of justice are national concerns."@en1
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