Marta Andreasen
Marta Andreasen (* November 26, 1954 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a Spanish- British accountant and politician (United Kingdom Independence Party ). Since the European elections of 2009, she is a member of the European Parliament. It was especially after they practiced in 2002 as a strong chief accountant of the European Commission criticizing their accounting system known and warned of its vulnerability to fraud had ..
Professional career
1977 Andreasen Certified Public Accountant was in Buenos Aires and then worked for five years as an auditor with Price Waterhouse. From 1982, she worked as a financial and administrative director, then as a regional finance department in various companies such as Rockwell Automation and Lotus Development, mainly in Spain.
OECD
From 1998, Andreasen worked at the OECD, where she reported on serious problems with their accounting, expressed concerns about the management and reform paths suggested. After initial resistance, the audit firm Arthur Andersen was commissioned for an external analysis. In August 2000, the report described the internal accounting system of the OECD as outdated and inadequate. Andreasen was suspended still for 15 months from her job.
The business magazine Accountancy Age declared in October 2003 that Andreasen's spell ended at the OECD, as they wanted to bring before the European Court of Human Rights, the organization, claiming that their human rights have been violated, has been denied by her a " fair trial " followed by accusations of racism and. due to their 'unreasonable doubt' and unsupported " alarming claims" in connection with the OECD accounts The OECD never confirmed that the racism Vorwüfe were part of the cause for her suspension. Andreasen had the allegations in Accountancy Magazine already rejected in October 2000 ( " Andreasen asserts that the allegations against them are only arose after she had raised concerns about the accounts ").
European Commission
In January 2002, she started her new job as an accountant at the European Commission ( "budget execution director and accounting officer" ), and was according to information the first professional accountant who was employed there.
Andreasen criticized that the accounting for the budget of the European Union was vulnerable to fraud, expressed internally criticism and made suggestions for changes. So her office 10,000 potential fraud in EU accounts found according to their own statements alone in 2002. Indeed, Andreasen's criticism was on a similar line as that of the European Court of Auditors, who had since 1994, also criticized the accounts of the European Commission each year. In the discharge for the 2003 EU budget, the Commission promised comprehensive reform. A proper accounting was noted by the Court, however, until 2009.
As Andreasen's superiors took their criticism in early 2002, no measures, they presented their report to the then Commissioner Michaele Schreyer and the Commission President Romano Prodi, but again without success. Finally, they also turned to members of the Committee on Budgetary Control of the European Parliament. Because of their objections to the EU Accounting Andreasen refused also to sign off the accounts of the European Commission in 2001. Then it was " to show harmlessness of Articles 12 and 21 of employees and provisions of the failure, sufficient loyalty and respect " in May 2002 because of the provisionally suspended from their ministry and subjected to disciplinary action. On 1 August 2002 she finally went with their concerns to the public.
2005 Andreasen was finally dismissed by the Commission, which was confirmed by the Court of the Civil Service of the European Union in its decision of 8 November 2007.
Journalistic activity
After her release from the service of the Commission Andreasen presented in a series of interviews and speeches criticizing and from their point of view to be taken dar. Her first appearances were invitations fraud investigator in Las Vegas, the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA ) in Ireland and the business magazine Accountancy Age in Great Britain, which characterized it in 2003 with the Accountancy Age Award for Personality of the year. In 2004, the Cliff Robertson Sentinel Award followed for the "Choice of truth about themselves " ( " choosing truth over self" ).
In 2009 she published her book Brussels Laid Bare, in which they represented their experiences in the European Commission.
Political career
In 2007, it was announced that Andreasen the new Treasurer of the United Kingdom Independence Party ( UKIP ) is, whose main goal is the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. In the European elections in the UK in 2009 she won a seat in the European Parliament for the constituency of South East England for UKIP. In September 2009, she joined then by the post of Treasurer back.
In the European Parliament Andreasen is a member of the Euro-skeptic Europe of Freedom and Democracy, whose deputy chairman is also. She is also a member of the Committee on Budgetary Control, which is responsible for the review of the accounts of the European Commission. Her candidacy as vice chair of this committee, however, was blocked by the Christian Democratic Group of the European People's Party. She also serves on the Budget Committee and the Special Committee on policy challenges and budgetary resources for a sustainable European Union after 2013. The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Committee on Petitions is deputy.
In April 2010, Andreasen announced its intention to apply for the vacant position of Director-General of the European Anti -Fraud Office ( OLAF). This position was given on 14 December 2010, however, the Italian politician and prosecutor Giovanni Kessler.
Family
Andreasen has two brothers, Carlos and Walter, who live in Argentina. She is married to the economist Octavio Otano. They have two children ( born 1981 and 1984 ) and live in Barcelona.