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"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, firstly, I should like to thank all the rapporteurs for their methodical work and excellent reports. In the present economic and financial crisis, the pressure on government finances has never been greater. Efficient use of public money is more important than ever. At the same time, our role as the European Parliament is to render account to the public and we must confirm that taxpayers’ money is being used correctly, transparently and efficiently.
Given that political cohesion is at the heart of the debate on the error rate and its impact on the EU budget, it is vital that we underline what is an error and what is not: an error is a transaction that is not in keeping overall with current regulations. An error does not mean that resources have been lost or wasted or that fraud has been committed.
With targeted efforts by the Commission and certain Member States, the error rate can be reduced significantly. I am sure that everyone will agree that, during the next cohesion policy programming period, there should be a greater degree of simplification, transparency and responsibility, with controls that marry efficiency with cost, as this will ultimately help us to improve how we protect the financial interests of the European Union.
During last year’s discharge procedure, we tried and, in my opinion, we managed to increase transparency and tighten up the administration of the budget. That, of course, does not mean that everything is perfect and that there is no margin for improvement and that there are no problems whatsoever. However, we are trying to identify and address the problems. In the current major economic and social crisis, the importance of monitoring has become more significant than ever and all of us – the European Parliament, the Commission, the European Court of Auditors and every other body – must be determined to address and resolve the problems in order to achieve even better results."@en1
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