Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2016-03-08-Speech-2-343-500"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2016-03-08"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Annual report 2014 on the Protection of the EU's financial interests - Fight against fraud (A8-0026/2016 - Benedek Jávor)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20160308.19.2-343-500"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2016-03-08-Speech-2-343-5622
lpv:speaker	lp:Deirdre Clune2
lpv:spoken text	"Corruption is a concern for all Member States, costing the EU economy around €120 billion per year. The EU’s policy should include the protection of the EU’s financial interests amongst its main elements. The average VAT loss for Member States in 2014 exceeded 15.2%. It is necessary for the Commission to create a mechanism that would encourage companies to pay regular tax rather than committing tax avoidance. The time between the appearance of an irregularity, its discovery and the final Commission report is now three years four months. The Commission should engage with the Member States to ensure there is an improvement in the efficiency of discovery and reporting. The Commission is called upon to ameliorate the diverging approaches that exist between Member States in the detection of irregularities. A system of uniform criteria should be developed by the Commission that would measure the levels of corruption in each Member State whilst evaluating their anti-corruption policies. Member States must transpose Directive 2014/24/EU, making e-procurement mandatory whilst introducing monitoring requirements."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; TRAN (2014-07-01--2017-01-18)3 substitute; Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector (2016-01-21--2017-04-04)3 substitute; EMPL (2014-07-01--2017-01-18)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Deirdre Clune (PPE ),"1 "in writing. ‒"1

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