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Jan Matthieu
Flemish Greens
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Committee of Independent Experts
First Report on Allegations regarding Fraud,
Mismanagement and Nepotism in the European Commission
15 March 1999
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Procedural page1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. The mandate
1.2. Independence and status of the Committee
1.3. Scope of inquiries
1.4. Nature of reprehensible acts
1.5. Standards of proper behaviour
1.6. The issue of responsibility
2. TOURISM
2.1. Legal framework and budget allocations
2.2. Organisational structure
2.3. Chronology of events and detection of irregularities
2.4. Disciplinary measures
2.5. Euroconseil
2.6. IPK-ECODATA
2.7. The problems encountered by the Commission
2.8. The management of the crisis
2.9. Conclusions
3. MED PROGRAMMES
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Chronology
3.3. Legal considerations: the delegation of powers and the failure to
issue calls for tender
3.4. Lack of staff at the Commission: an inadequate argument
3.5. The issue of the conflict of interests
3.6. Bad management, irregularities or fraud?
3.7. The Commissioners' role and responsibility
3.8. The responsibility of the Commission as a body
4. ECHO
4.1. The 'ECHO Affair': case history
4.2. Issues arising
4.3. Conclusion: responsibility of Commissioners
5. LEONARDO DA VINCI
5.1. Introduction
5.2. The Programme, the Technical Assistance Office (TAO) and the contract
5.3. Audit findings of DG XXII's own audit unit concerning the
Leonardo/Agenor TAO
5.4. Audit findings by DG XX, Directorate-General for Financial Control
5.5. Further proceedings in the Commission
5.6. Parliament in ignorance
5.7. Professor Reiffers' mission
5.8. Conclusions
6. THE SECURITY OFFICE
6.1. Introduction
6.2. The sequence of events
6.3. Observations on the environment within the Security Office
6.4. Allegations regarding the tender procedure for the new Security
Services contract (1997)
6.5. Conclusions
7. NUCLEAR SAFETY
7.1. Regulatory and budgetary framework
7.2. Organisational structure
7.3. The report of the Court of Auditors
7.4. Delegations of responsibilities
7.5. The contracts
7.6. Project implementation and follow-up
7.7. Conclusions
7.8. Commissioners' responsibilities
8. ALLEGATIONS OF FAVOURITISM
8.1. Mrs Cresson
8.2. Mr Liikanen
8.3. Mr Marín
8.4. Mr Pinheiro
8.5. Mr Santer
8.6. Mrs Wulf-Mathies
9. CONCLUDING REMARKS
9.1. The Committee's mandate and the scope of its inquiries
9.2. Responsibility of the Commission and of individual Commissioners
9.3. Assessment in the light of standards of proper behaviour
9.4. Reforms to be considered
ANNEXES
ANNEX 1
Specific cases examined (other than favouritism): Commissioners and
Services responsible
ANNEX 2
Directorates-General and services of the Commission
On 14 January 1999 the European Parliament adopted its resolution on
improving the financial management of the Commission, calling inter alia
"for a committee of independent experts to be convened under the auspices
of the Parliament and the Commission" (B4-0065, 0109 and 0110/99).
On 27 January 1999 the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament
considered and approved a "Note on the Committee of Independent Experts",
fixing the composition and terms of reference of the Committee of
Independent Experts.
At the same meeting, the President of the Commission gave his agreement to
the composition and terms of reference of the Committee of Independent
Experts.
In a letter to the President of the European Parliament dated 1 February
1999, the President of the Commission confirmed the agreement of the
Commission to the composition and terms of reference of the Committee of
Independent Experts.
On 2 February 1999 the Committee of Independent Experts held its initial
meeting and appointed Mr André MIDDELHOEK as its chairman.
On 15 March 1999 the Committee submitted its first report to the President
of the European Parliament and the President of the European Commission.
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The members of the Committee of Independent Experts are as follows:
Mr André MIDDELHOEK (Chairman)
Mrs Inga-Britt AHLENIUS
Mr Juan Antonio CARRILLO SALCEDO
Mr Pierre LELONG
Mr Walter VAN GERVEN
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