Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-11-26-Speech-4-038"

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dcterms:Date	"2009-11-26"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report - 2008 (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20091126.3.4-038"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-11-26-Speech-4-0392
lpv:speaker	lp:Georgios Stavrakakis2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with Japan (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Panhellenic Socialist Movement (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; CONT (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 vice-chair; REGI (2009-07-20--2012-01-18)3 substitute; BUDG (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I too should like to congratulate the Court of Auditors on their excellent work, as well as the European Commission, and say that I am very pleased, because I can see that the overall situation has improved. I should like to emphasise in particular that this is the first time that agricultural spending is no longer in the red. Things are going better overall, but there are still problems with expenditure on cohesion policy, to which several of my honourable colleagues have already referred. However, I am quite optimistic about the future. We must also look at the good news. The system for recovering EU funds is working: in 2008, EUR 1.6 billion were recovered and more recoveries are under way, proof that the system is working properly. The percentage of fraud uncovered is extremely low and has been identified in just a few isolated cases. There are only problems in a few Member States, proof that the system as a whole is working well and that the objectives of cohesion policy are being achieved. In the long term, the system of joint management needs to be reviewed and a greater share of the final responsibility transferred to the Member States, thereby helping to simplify the rules. The Treaty of Lisbon makes provision for this in Article 310, on the basis of which cooperation is allowed in implementing the budget between the European Union and the Member States, contrary to the exclusive responsibility of the Commission hitherto. Finally, I should like to point out that the Court of Auditors’ message on the need to simplify the rules has reached the Council and the Commission and I honestly hope that the changes..."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The President cut off the speaker)"1
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