Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-02-11-Speech-3-156"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-02-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Corporate governance and supervision of financial services (the Parmalat case)2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040211.6.3-156"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-02-11-Speech-3-1572
lpv:speaker	lp:Monica Frassoni2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 member; AFCO (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 co-chair; G/EFA (2002-01-08--2004-07-19)3 member; Conference of Presidents (2002-01-08--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Ecolo (Belgium) (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, there are some cases where Europe is really needed, when swiftness of action is especially important and crucial in order to establish whether our institutions are really in a position to interpret the needs of citizens. This must be done in a visible and decisive manner. Of course, we are not the United States, Commissioner Bolkestein; our capacity for action is more limited, since it is restricted by national rivalries and various rights of veto, especially in those sectors that we are currently dealing with. We believe, however, that there is room for manoeuvre in the case of Parmalat and the Commission must use this. Basically, we need to move in three directions, which have, moreover, already been mentioned. Firstly, the Commission must put forward proposals on the behaviour of companies when they operate in tax havens to hide their dirty money. We believe that EU legislation can be put in place to attempt to curb and prevent this, because this was indeed one of the fundamental causes of the events at Parmalat. This, Commissioner Bolkestein, goes far beyond a proposal on money laundering. I am afraid that, in order to genuinely be on the side of consumers and savers, especially in such a politically sensitive period, the Commission should formulate a proposal that visibly supports them and that – I repeat – goes far beyond the proposals that have been presented today. Secondly, I would be pleased if Commissioner Bolkestein put forward a proposal to ensure that EU countries controlling these tax havens, that have access to them or that have particularly lax legislation in place on this issue, can be persuaded in some way to change course. Thirdly – as my colleague, Mr Jonckheer, has already said – what does Commissioner Bolkestein think of presenting the position of the European Union on these issues to the World Trade Organisation?"@en1

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