He said that his views had been misrepresented by the Secretary-General and the Finance Director of the Committee of the Regions, and that, despite a series of reforms, the COR still flouted basic financial rules, in particular in relation to tendering procedures and Members’ expenses.
Han sagde, at hans synspunkter var blevet fejlfortolket af generalsekretæren og finansdirektøren i Regionsudvalget, og at udvalget trods en række reformer stadig lod hånt om grundlæggende finansbestemmelser, især i relation til udbudsprocedurer og medlemmernes udgifter.