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"en.20110915.14.4-129-000"2
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"Madam President, when you look at the title of this report, ‘Closing the gap between anti-corruption law and reality’, it clearly expresses that there is a problem with perception. I think one of the things that the EU must bear in mind is this perception of corruption within its own ranks. When you look at the fact that the accounts have continuously not been signed off by the Court of Auditors or given a clean bill of health for many years; when you look at the fact that countries that appear to have voted the wrong way in referenda are then asked to vote again until they get the right result; and when you see budget negotiations which are out of touch with the reality in Member States – Member States are looking to cut spending and tighten their belts, but we see budget negotiations at the EU level actually asking for an increase in spending – there is clearly a gap between the perception and the reality of the economic situation. There are demands for greater transparency when it comes to our documents. As a previous speaker said, if we do not tackle this problem the EU’s legitimacy and reputation is at stake."@en1
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