Jeg stemte for at meddele decharge for Rådets budget for 2007, men understreger samtidig, at jeg er uenig i den måde, som Budgetkontroludvalget har håndteret situationen på, idet ordføreren, hr. Søndergaard, har udarbejdet to modstridende betænkninger. Jeg henviser til holdningsændringen fra at foreslå at udsætte dechargen i april 2009 til nu at meddele decharge på grundlag af konklusioner fra møder uden revisionsarbejde, trods Revisionsrettens forbehold for Rådets forvaltning.
I voted in favour of granting financial discharge to the Council for the 2007 budget whilst emphasising the fact that I disagree with the way in which the Committee on Budgetary Control has managed this situation in which the rapporteur, Mr Søndergaard, has produced two contradictory reports; the change in position between the proposals for postponing discharge in April 2009 and for granting discharge being justified by the assertions resulting from meetings without any audit work, whilst the European Court of Auditors has made no comment on the management of the Council.