Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-11-20-Speech-4-060"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-11-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Investigations conducted by the European Anti Fraud Office (OLAF) (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20081120.4.4-060"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-11-20-Speech-4-0612
lpv:speaker	lp:Nils Lundgren2
lpv:spokenAs	member; IND/DEM (2008-05-09--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; CONT (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Junilistan (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; BUDG (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, there have been countless scandals as a result of corruption, fraud and irregularities throughout the EU’s history. Public trust in the EU is low. In Sweden, we measure the Swedish people’s trust in various institutions each year. At the top we find, for example, the health care service, the police and the royal family, and lower down come the politicians, trade unions and the evening papers. At the very bottom are the European Commission and the European Parliament. This pattern is consistent. Thus, the EU needs an effective anti-fraud authority. But we have had bad experiences of OLAF, including a lack of independence, a lack of transparency, secret lobbying in connection with the appointment of the director general and the Supervisory Committee. Our rapporteur, Mrs Gräßle, has put a lot of work into guaranteeing independence, transparency and strict observation of the rules. I call on the House to give its full support to Mrs Gräßle’s proposal. It is an important first step on the EU’s long path, if possible, to win the trust of its citizens. Allow me to finish by making a particularly strong plea in favour of an amendment that I myself have put forward. This requires all EU bodies to respect journalists’ sources. After the scandalous Tillack affair, where the actions of the OLAF leadership warrant sharp criticism, this reform is absolutely necessary. In the end it was the European Court of Human Rights here in Strasbourg that fully acquitted Tillack last year. Neither OLAF, the European Parliament nor the European Court of Justice accepted their responsibility."@en1
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