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2003-07-17 Europe

Brussels launches probe into secret accounts

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Posted by Steve 2003-07-17 10:33:14 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Isn't lack of accountability on a continent-wide scale just "loverly?"

Posted by Ernest Brown 2003-7-17 10:55:29 AM|| [saturninretrograde.blogspot.com] 2003-7-17 10:55:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 "I'm shocked, shocked, to learn that financial irregularities occured!"

"Your bank book, sir."

"Oh, thank you..."

Posted by mojo 2003-7-17 12:15:10 PM|| 2003-7-17 12:15:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Sounds like Kinnock is desparately trying to claw his head to the front of the outrage. He's been the chief administrator for a while, and fair bit of this happened on his watch. He has as little excuse as Solbes.

Posted by Steve White 2003-7-17 12:37:30 PM|| 2003-7-17 12:37:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Gak. "claw his way to the front of the outrage."

Posted by Steve White 2003-7-17 12:38:25 PM|| 2003-7-17 12:38:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 That no one is above accountability seems to be a lesson that needs to be relearned in Brussels.

Posted by Hiryu 2003-7-17 1:00:31 PM|| 2003-7-17 1:00:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Okay, I'm not getting this. In what way does the launch of an inquiry suggest to all you guys that these people are above accountability? Ernest? Hiryu?

Or am I not getting the meaning of the word "accountability"?

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2003-7-17 3:48:26 PM|| 2003-7-17 3:48:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 This sentence, perhaps:

"Problems were identified at Eurostat by trade unions in 1997, by internal Commission audits in 1999 and 2000 and by Paul van Buitenen, a whistleblower, in 2001"

...as well as the "accountability" shown by Chris Patten's anxious desire to get to the bottom of Arafat's use of EU monies.

/sarcasm

Posted by Ernest Brown 2003-7-17 4:37:56 PM|| [saturninretrograde.blogspot.com] 2003-7-17 4:37:56 PM|| Front Page Top

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