Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-06-15-Speech-4-018"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-06-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Protection of the Communities' financial interests (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060615.4.4-018"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-06-15-Speech-4-0192
lpv:speaker	lp:Nils Lundgren2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; IND/DEM (2004-07-20--2007-06-12)3 vice-chair; CONT (2004-07-23--2007-01-14)3 substitute; ECON (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Junilistan (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; ITRE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Mr Bösch has carried out a very conscientious and, in certain respects, brilliant survey of irregularities and fraud taking place in various parts of the European Union and in a number of its authorities. It is, however, one thing to discover what is going on and another subsequently to ensure that action is taken to remedy the situation. It is the main task of this House to demand accountability. Parliament is not, however, fulfilling its task in this area. Firstly, we must be able to determine who is responsible. Many of us in this House have tried to implement an arrangement whereby, in each country, a cabinet minister or other minister appends his or her name to a guarantee that EU resources have been used correctly in his or her own country. As a result, that politician is known to be accountable. Secondly, we must demand accountability once we have discovered who is responsible. Parliament should do this by refusing to grant discharge when there are problems. This is not being done. There are hidden connections of which we are unaware. As rapporteur, I myself found unsatisfactory states of affairs in the Committee of the Regions and requested that we postpone the decision on discharge, but almost everyone voted against this proposal. Only the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe changed sides, which is to their credit, while the Socialist Group in the European Parliament and the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats refused, as usual, to demand accountability. This is a situation that must be changed."@en1

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