Gabi Zimmer
Publicado en guengl.eu
Por European United
Left/Nordic Green Left. European
Parliamentary Group
3 de junio de 2016
GUE/NGL MEPs are calling
for the European Commission to appear before the plenary next week in
Strasbourg in relation to the allegations of corruption against Commissioner
for Climate Action and Energy, Miguel Arias Cañete.
The
call has been put to the S&D group in a letter today, and has so far been
supported by the Greens/EFA and the EFDD.
GUE/NGL
President, Gabi Zimmer,
stated: "Commissioner Cañete faces serious allegations of corruption. This
could seriously damage the reputation of the European Commission and the
European Union as a whole. We ask the political groups in the European
Parliament to support our request to debate this grave issue in the
plenary."
"Furthermore,
we call on the Commission to publicly clarify these serious allegations in the
most open and transparent manner and take the necessary steps in order to
prevent any harm to the European institutions in the eyes of its
citizens."
There
is strong pressure on the S&D group to support the call for the Commission
to appear in the plenary, after the group voted against the appearance of Arias
Cañete last week in the mini plenary session, saying that they "would have
preferred a debate at the Conference of Presidents”.
In
the lead-up to the Conference of Presidents meeting tomorrow that will make the
decision on whether the Commission will appear in the plenary next week,
Spanish MEP, Xabier Benito Ziluaga,
says that GUE/NGL "has complied with the request of the S&D group, so
this time there is no reason to continue defending the Commissioner who has
been accused of many kinds of corruption, which undermines the trust of
citizens in the EU”.
Spanish
MEP, Marina Albiol Guzmán,
adds: "After sending several letters to the OLAF and to DG REGIO, we were
able to confirm with the Spanish prosecutor last week that AcuaMed is being
investigated for fraud, having diverted over 20 million euros, including
European funds."
"So
far the S&D, EPP and ALDE have blocked all our attempts to hear a formal
explanation from Cañete, trying to protect the Partido Popular's image in a
country where left forces are closer to being in government than ever."
Basque
MEP, Josu Juaristi Abaunz,
concluded with the questions: "Until when will the groups of the European
Parliament that allowed Cañete's appointment as European Commissioner continue
protecting him, despite more than reasonable doubt over the corruption
allegations and evidence given in hearings that took place at the beginning of
this legislature?"
"How
long will those groups keep denying Parliament´s legitimate right to exercise
democratic and transparent control over this European Commissioner?"
A
decision on whether Cañete will appear before the plenary next week will be
taken in the Conference of Presidents meeting tomorrow.
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