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Statement by Jacques Santer (Brussels, 16 March 1999)
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Text
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RAPID. The Press and Communication Service of the European Commission. [ON-LINE]. [Brussels]: European Commission, [21.11.2001]. IP/99/179. Disponible sur http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/welcome.htm.
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EC Commission, European Commissioner, leaving office
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| Copyright |
© European Communities
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Statement by President Jacques Santer the day after the resignation of the Members of the Commission.
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EUROPEAN ORGANISATIONS >> European Union >> The EU institutions >> Commission >> Composition >> Termination of service
HISTORICAL EVENTS >> 1998–2009 The unification of Europe >> European Commission crisis
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Statement by President Jacques Santer the day after the resignation of the members of the Commission
Brussels, 16 March 1999 I promised that we would act on the report by the Committee of Independent Experts. Yesterday the Commission assumed its responsibilities. I would like to say a few things on its behalf. 1. The report considers a small number of specific cases which have recently attracted criticism from the European Parliament. The cases are analysed in great detail and, while the findings reveal certain malfunctions and one instance of favouritism, I would point out that there is no suggestion that any Member of the Commission was involved in fraud or corruption or stood to gain personally. 2. I note that on the basis of a tiny number of cases of fraud and malfunctioning, which did indeed merit criticism, the Committee’s report paints a picture of total absence of responsibility on the part of the institution and its officials. This picture is distorted. I consider the tone of the report’s conclusions to be wholly unjustified. 3. I do not accept that four years of work, during which this Commission has achieved its full policy programme, can be reduced to six cases of irregularities, four of which date back to before 1995. I would also have hoped that the Committee of Independent Experts might have attached appropriate sign (...) Read more in ENA |
| See also |
Termination of service of a Member of the European Commission
‘Useful role for European Commissioners leaving their posts for high_level national office’ from the Europe Daily Bulletin (6 April 2004)
Organisation of the European Commission
Responsibilities of the Members of the Prodi Commission (1999_2004)
Members of the Commission of the European Communities / the European Commission
Composition of the European Commission
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