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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, a very large majority of my group considers this motion of censure to be inappropriate and they will vote against it in June. They consider it to be inappropriate because President Barroso’s personal relations with Mr Latzis do not strike us as being relevant to the future of Europe.
I very much regret that the fury directed towards the alleged financial irregularities of the Commission causes us to forget more and more that 80% of cases of mismanagement of Community finances involve the Member States. I would prefer it if Members were more active in also dealing with this issue.
We believe that using the motion of censure does nothing to help the legitimate cause of greater transparency and responsibility from the Commission, and that it only serves to strengthen the opinion of those who, like Mr Farage, believe that the Union should simply be abolished.
That does not mean, however, that our political judgment on the work of the Commission and its President has changed. I must say that my Group is slightly uneasy about the way in which this debate is being conducted. It is certainly adhering to the rules, but with such restrictions on the time and opportunity to speak that it seems to be a show for those who are for and against Mr Barroso, providing too great a platform for Mr Farage and his playmate, Mr Helmer.
Mr President, we take this opportunity to draw Mr Barroso’s attention to the fact that this is only the first and obvious consequence of the mistaken decision to keep Mrs Cruz in her role. This situation is clearly a golden opportunity for machinations and insinuations, in addition to obviously greatly delaying and complicating the legitimacy of the proceedings taking place.
In addition, it is more than obvious that only complete transparency and a greater readiness to agree immediately to a debate can help prevent us from falling into these traps. Today, the Commission is exposed to issues of potential conflict of interest which have not been tackled at their roots.
To conclude, Mr President, it is our opinion that in order to win the debate, and to sideline Mr Farage and his associates in the political debate, your role must be reasserted. You must reassert your role as the guardian of Europe’s interests. There are currently no positive initiatives emerging from the Commission in the context of the environment, society or culture. Do something in order that the people of Europe can acknowledge you and can acknowledge, alongside you, the complete legitimacy of the European plan."@en1
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