Boards of Directors must use the internal and external auditors as an independent check on the information that is provided by the management of the bank.
These values on which the Union is founded include respect for human dignity and human rights, freedom, democracy, equality and the rule of law. However, a strong European Union calls for workable institutions and a clear focus. The EU needs to concentrate on tasks which can be better performed at the European level than the national – tasks that offer clear European added value.