OK, but who is going to charge an EC member acting in good faith who makes a slight mistake? We are talking about EC member and managers who are told there is a serious risk – and these infringements are graded in terms of their seriousness – who then choose to ignore that advice because they want to save a few pennies on their levies. It’s about accepting collective responsibility – and if EC members aren’t prepared to accept some responsibility for their decisions then they really would be better off not standing for election.