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Table of contents
Procedural page
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. The Mandate
1.2. Independence and status of the Committee
1.3. Scope of the inquiries
1.4. Nature of reprehensible acts
1.5. Standards of proper behaviour
1.6. The issue of responsibility
2. TOURISM
2.1. Legal framework and budget allocations
2.2. Organisational structure
2.3. Chronology of events and detection of irregularities9
2.4. Disciplinary measures
2.5. Euroconseil
2.6. IPK-ECODATA
2.7. The problems encountered by the Commission
2.8. The management of the crisis
2.9. Conclusions
3. MED PROGRAMMES
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Chronology
3.3. Legal considerations: the delegation of powers and the failure to issue calls
for tender
3.4. Lack of staff at the Commission: an inadequate argument
3.5. The issue of the conflict of interests
3.6. Bad management, irregularities or fraud?
3.7. The Commissioners’ role and responsibility
3.8. The responsibility of the Commission as a body
4. ECHO
4.1. The ’ECHO Affair’: case history
4.2. Issues arising
4.3. Conclusion: responsibility of Commissioners
5. LEONARDO DA VINCI
5.1. Introduction
5.2. The Programme, the Technical Assistance Office (TAO) and the contract
5.3. Audit findings of DG XXII’s own audit unit concerning the
Leonardo/Agenor TAO
5.4. Audit findings by DG XX, Directorate-General for Financial Control
5.5. Further Proceedings in the Commission
5.6. Parliament in ignorance
5.7. Professor Reiffers' mission
5.8. Conclusions
6. THE SECURITY OFFICE
6.1. Introduction
6.2. The sequence of events
6.3. Observations on the environment within the Security Office
6.4. Allegations regarding the tender procedure for the new Security Services
contract (1997)
6.5. Conclusions
7. NUCLEAR SAFETY
7.1. Regulatory and budgetary framework
7.2. Organisational structure
7.3. The report of the Court of Auditors
7.4. Delegations of responsibilities
7.5. The contracts
7.6. Project implementation and follow-up
7.7. Conclusions
7.8. Commissioners' responsibilities
8. ALLEGATIONS OF FAVOURITISM
8.1. Mrs Cresson
8.2. Mr Liikanen
8.3. Mr Marín
8.4. Mr Pinheiro
8.5. Mr Santer
8.6. Mrs Wulf-Mathies
9. CONCLUDING REMARKS
9.1. The Committee's mandate and the scope of its inquiries
9.2. Responsibility of the Commission and of individual Commissioners
9.3. Assessment in the light of standards of proper behaviour
9.4. Reforms to be considered
ANNEX 1
Specific cases examined (other than favouritism): Commissioners and
Services responsible
ANNEX 2
Directorates-General and services of the Commission
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