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"Mr President, according to World Bank estimates, USD 1 billion is spent each year on bribes. Imagine how many excellent initiatives could be funded with that amount of money. Every year USD 1 billion could be spent and used to help those who really need aid.
Corruption restricts the access of the poor to goods. It decreases the effectiveness of public services and, most of all, leads citizens to lose confidence in centres of power. The European Union, as the largest donor of aid to developing countries, should play a particularly active role in ensuring the transparency of aid programmes funded from the Community budget.
It is therefore not enough to create an international ‘black list’ of corrupt governments. Politicians, civil servants, NGOs, international corporations and the media should all become involved in the fight against corruption. It is only by coordinating the activities of international donors that aid can be spent more effectively, thus preventing misspending or the appropriation of aid money by corrupt civil servants.
This is why the report drafted by Mr Van den Berg is so important and so timely. I would like to congratulate him on an excellent text."@en1
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