Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2014-02-26-Speech-3-291-750"
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"en.20140226.47.3-291-750"2
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"I find it somewhat ironic that this Parliament is today debating how the European Union`s finances should be evaluated in times ahead. This comes after the European Court of Auditors previously refused to give a clean bill of health to the EU’s accounts for the 19th successive year. Vast amounts of taxpayer money continue to disappear into a black hole, seemingly with little care or scrutiny, and it is right to say that this appalling situation cannot continue. Families and businesses in my constituency, Northern Ireland, deserve better. The reality is that if this situation occurred in a private business, the board and directors would be accused of serious financial impropriety. But instead of tackling the problem, we now see the Committee failing to accept that value for money should have a role in evaluation. This is disgraceful. As economic uncertainty continues to affect households and businesses right across Northern Ireland, running scandals such as this illustrate why there is a need for fundamental change in the relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union."@en1
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