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"Mr President, on behalf of the Dutch Party for Freedom, I should like to thank the President of the Court of Auditors for the institution’s 2008 Annual Report.
After all, this report has made us aware that approximately 11% of the Cohesion Fund for 2008 should never have been spent. This represents EUR 4 billion that has been swept under the carpet. The Council, the Commission and – with a few exceptions – this Parliament too, for that matter, are anxious to remain silent. My party considers this sordid.
I should like to hear what the Commission intends to do about this. How will it make sure that those EUR 4 billion are returned? For example, is it prepared to ask the countries that should never have spent the money to pay it back? If not, why not?
I should also like to hear from the European Court of Auditors whether, in the interests of the transparency of the Commission’s expenditure, the Court also examines all the declarations issued by Members of the European Commission. If so, can the Court send those declarations to Parliament, and if not, why not? I should like to hear a response to this from the European Court of Auditors."@en1
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