Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-03-13-Speech-2-205"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-03-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Fight against fraud2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010313.14.2-205"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-03-13-Speech-2-2062
lpv:speaker	lp:José Javier Pomés Ruiz2
lpv:spokenAs	member; CONT (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Partido Popular (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; ECON (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, this report is all part of the changeover from UCLAF to OLAF. As other speakers have said, we would like the transition to proceed more quickly. We need an independent OLAF able to operate efficiently. I must congratulate Herbert Bösch on his excellent report. He has certainly made the point, in the text presented to us, that the fight against fraud is not an element in partisan infighting or in the internal politics of Member States. Instead, he made it clear that we are all equally involved in uncovering fraud at its source and calling its instigators to account. All the parliamentary groups are united in wishing to recover the money and improve administrative checks. We do feel we are making progress in the fight against fraud. That is our message to the citizens and we must ensure it reaches them. True, the Nice Summit did not produce any response to our request for a European Public Prosecutor. Such a prosecutor would have been most helpful to us in uncovering this year’s major fraud, which involved the adulteration of butter. Incidentally, that not only concerns defrauding Community coffers. It is also an indication of how much more we still have to do regarding food safety. So, what we have before us today is a good report. I should like to reiterate that we are all determined to combat fraud and recover the money. I feel we should call on the Commission to let us know what it has in mind in the specific case of the European Prosecutor. Perhaps the opportunity missed at Nice could be retrieved through some specific proposals. The cooperation of national prosecutors is not enough. Just as it has been shown in some cases that the national authorities know how to coordinate their work, so it is necessary to have someone within the Commission able to take the lead."@en1

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