Since the independence and professionalism of Members of the Court of Auditors is an essential foundation of successful activity in the interest of the Union, I would take a negative vote in Parliament as a reason to withdraw my candidacy.

The fact that the Addis Ababa cooperation agreements and eight supplementary agreements (on oil, trade, border issues, banking operations, respective national statuses, pensions, certain economic issues and security measures) were concluded on 27 September 2012 and that the implementation plan for the agreements was subsequently signed on 12 March 2013 was due to the intervention of the African Union High-Level Panel (AUHIP) composed of the former South African president Thabo Mbeki as chair and former presidents Pierre Buyoya of Burundi and Abdulsalami Abubakar of Nigeria.

For reforms to be successful, all pension schemes must deliver their part and risks must be well understood and managed.

For reforms to be successful, all pension schemes must deliver their part and risks must be well understood and managed.

The cornerstone of the EU exit strategy from the capitalist crisis is to impose sweeping changes in social security systems, to increase the retirement age and to drastically cut wages, pensions and social benefits.

The cornerstone of the EU exit strategy from the capitalist crisis is to impose sweeping changes in social security systems, to increase the retirement age and to drastically cut wages, pensions and social benefits.