I den forbindelse er det af særlig stor vigtighed, at konventionen om beskyttelse af Fællesskabets finansielle interesser ratificeres med henblik på at sikre en fælles aktion i kampen mod svindel og en effektiv arbejdsdeling under respekt for subsidiaritetsprincippet.
Against this background, very special importance lies with ratifying the Convention on the Protection of Financial Interests which will ensure that we have a vision and the consensual action for fighting fraud and an effective division of labour in respect of the principle of subsidiarity.