The Fraction of the European Parliament Patriots for Europe (PFE) considers a gross violation of the legal obligation of transparency, According to her, the European Commission report on the fight against fraud for 2023, as well as the proposal of the annual financial statements of the European Parliament, want to conceal the largest corruption scandals in the history of the EP. According to MTI, this MP of the EP deputy from the Hungarian government party Fidesz Tamás Deutsch pointed out on Monday, informs TASR newsletter in Budapest.
Deutsch as a member of the EP Committee for Budget Control said that While Brussels bureaucrats have been emphasizing the importance of the fight against corruption for years, the EU institutions are soaked in systemic corruption and mafia functioning.
The Hungarian MEP, whose party is a member of the PFE, criticized that in the audit report on the functioning of the EP prepared by the German MEP from the Fraction of the European People’s Party (EPP), was not mentioned in the case of Greek MEP Eva Kaili, who was described as the largest corruption scandal in the history of the EP.
According to Deutsch, the protection of the Union’s financial interests has completely failed. The MEP therefore submitted a comprehensive package of amendments to the report on the name of the faction of the PFE Among other things, it requires adoption of stricter internal rules on corruption crimes and their examination in order not to occur in the future.
In its amendments, Deutsch points out the fact that the current internal rules of the EU institutions have failed in the detection of cases of corruption and therefore immediate measures are needed – Including a complete change in the direction in the functioning of the Budget Control Committee. Instead of political attacks on Member States, increased control of EU institutions is needed, MTI writes.
