Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-04-21-Speech-3-198"
| Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| dcterms:Date | |
| dcterms:Is Part Of | |
| dcterms:Language | |
| lpv:document identification number |
"en.20040421.8.3-198"2
|
| lpv:hasSubsequent | |
| lpv:speaker | |
| lpv:spokenAs | |
| lpv:translated text |
"I declined to vote in favour of granting discharge for the execution of the Commission’s budget for 2002 owing to the persistent lack of clarity on matters such as Eurostat. Back in January, the European Parliament regretted granting discharge for the 2001 financial year without having access to all the relevant information. I did not want to fall into the same trap for 2002.
Furthermore, the resolution accompanying the decision to discharge includes many questionable points. For example, it states in paragraph 4 that Member States are in a subordinate position as regards the management of Community funds, which is inaccurate, in so far as they hold the purse-strings and it is the national taxpayers who indeed pay. I believe, on the contrary, that the Member States should insist on being able to exercise better control themselves.
Another example: in paragraphs 115 and in subsequent paragraphs, the European Parliament wishes to establish a European tax, stating that the prime objective is to ‘guarantee the financial independence of the EU with regard to national contributions subject to the decisions of national parliaments’. It cannot be admitted any more clearly than this that a European tax would allow the Union to avoid national scrutiny and to finance its expenditure as it wishes."@en1
|
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples