Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-12-17-Speech-3-351"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-12-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Council's approach to revision of OLAF regulation (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20081217.23.3-351"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-12-17-Speech-3-3522
lpv:speaker	lp:Markus Pieper2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Temporary Committee on Climate Change (2007-05-10--2009-02-04)3 unknown; Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AGRI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2006-07-03--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; REGI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, President-in-Office of the Council, as a member of the Committee on Regional Development, I understand the importance of OLAF’s work in the field of the Structural Funds. The latest report on the Communities’ financial interests reports over 3 800 instances of irregularity, which represents an increase of 19% on 2006. The amount concerned is EUR 828 million, 17% more than even the year before. This is why the Council must now improve the fight against fraud, and by carrying out a true reform of the legal basis, rather than performing cosmetic surgery on existing texts. If the Council is serious about this, it should also work on improving its reporting system. Up to now, Member States have been taking an average of 36 months to even inform OLAF of irregularities. Reliable figures should be provided quickly, and in electronic form, so that OLAF can do its work efficiently. We owe this to everyone concerned – the taxpayer, and also those who spend EU funds to the best of their knowledge and conscience."@en1
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