An după an, Curtea de Conturi nu a fost capabilă să ne asigure că bugetul UE a fost cheltuit în mod legal şi adecvat şi am fost cu adevărat preocupat de lipsa de control asupra banilor contribuabililor când eram contabil-şef la Comisia Europeană în 2002.
Year after year, the Court of Auditors has been unable to give us satisfaction that the EU budget has been legally and regularly spent, and I was really concerned at the lack of control over taxpayers ’ money when I was the chief accountant of the European Commission back in 2002.