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"Madam President, I am afraid that the problem we are discussing has not only a legal and an institutional dimension, but also a political dimension. I would like to emphasise that Parliament is fully entitled to its decisions, and that it has generally exercised this right correctly in situations such as the current one, where the Council has failed to meet its obligations. The actual fact that a legal conflict has arisen between institutions of the EU is, however, very unfortunate for the legitimacy of the Union and for the entire project of European integration.
It is extremely counterproductive for the two institutions to be arguing about who has done – or has failed to do – what, and who has the right to what. In my opinion, the Union already has enough problems on its plate, and can well do without disputes such as this. Citizens are not interested in our interinstitutional squabbles, but want us to solve their problems. The critical dispute over the matter of discharge must therefore be resolved legally as soon as possible. The facts are clear, in my opinion: the Council bureaucracy should bow to democratic accountability and the EU’s citizens as far as utilisation of the EU’s financial resources is concerned."@en1
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