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I and my British Conservative colleagues have voted against the Parliament’s reports on the budgetary discharge because, for the tenth year running, the Court of Auditors has been unable to give a positive statement of assurance for the EU accounts. Conservatives believe that this must be tackled as a matter of urgency by the Commission, with zero tolerance of all cases of mismanagement and fraud, focusing on three main areas:
1. The accounting systems must be improved. The new system must be monitored closely to ensure that it is delivering the world class standard of accounts that we are promised.
2. Whistleblowers must actually be positively encouraged to come forward. To achieve this all whistleblowers must be treated fairly and must be seen to be treated fairly.
3. The area that concerned the Auditors most is the 80% of the budget that is spent in Member States. The Commission is responsible for the expenditure of all EU funds but in reality the power is delegated to paying agencies in member states. The objective must be the introduction of the principle of making Member States responsible for this expenditure."@en1
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