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"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, at a time of general economic belt-tightening in which everyone is being asked to make sacrifices, I think it is essential for the European institutions – which operate thanks to the money of European citizens – to have the most transparent financial management possible. I find it unacceptable that one of its main bodies, the Council, should continue to maintain a stance that is totally insular and lacking in transparency.
Given that Parliament is the only European institution that is democratically elected and that represents European citizens and taxpayers directly, I believe we have the right to know exactly how all the appropriations are managed. The Council cannot keep behaving as it is, rejecting necessary and proper interinstitutional comparison.
The European Union is based on a fundamental balance of powers, a prerogative which the Council undermines by acting in this way. It must therefore fall into line with the other institutions as quickly as possible and explain to Parliament – and therefore citizens – how its budget is actually managed."@en1
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