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"Mr President, responsibility for today’s debate lies with those who did not allow us to have the debate last time. When Mr Farage raised the matter, I asked for a list of all gifts in excess of EUR 100. I have still not been given that list. Last Sunday, I asked Eva Joly – the examining magistrate who has got business people and politicians into prison for corruption – about where the dividing line is between gifts and corruption. ‘EUR 120,’ she said. Gifts of more than that amount do not belong in the public sphere. I want to know who gets what from whom and I want to be able to check whether consideration is provided.
Matters got off to a good start with Barroso. He gave us a list of 3 000 working parties, which had so far been kept secret. That list is now at Bonde.com. We do not, however, know the names of the participants. How many friends have been placed in the expert groups? How many people have been appointed independently of the general appointment procedures? How many EU employees and consultants also receive salaries from elsewhere?
Openness is the best tool honest people in power have for defending themselves against pressure from their own friends. The new Commission is not responsible for the sins and scandals of the past, but it could demonstrate a new approach. Provide us with the names of all the experts. Let us see who obtains what from the budget. Let us see all the Commission’s contributions to the legislative process. Sack the next person who lies, instead of sacking whistleblowers. Give the Commission’s sacked accounts manager, Marta Andreasen another job. Begin afresh with openness, democracy and proximity to the people. You will lose some friends in the upper echelons, but you will gain in terms of people’s confidence in you and in terms of support for European cooperation. Thank you, Mr President, even if I still do not have enough to express gratitude for."@en1
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