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"Mr President, I too have voted in favour of the Stenmarck report. This report makes it abundantly clear that more than one third of our budget disappears into the ridiculous travelling circus between the three chairs of the European Parliament. The costs, however, are not only financial. Needless to say, it is a total nightmare from an organisational point of view too. The French Government has decided that Air France should not operate any direct flights between Amsterdam and Strasbourg, so to get here is a disaster on its own. It is apparently possible to build a TGV to Disneyland but not to Strasbourg. The biggest problem with the travelling circus, however, is political. As Parliament, we must monitor the Commission and the Council, but they are based in Brussels. This simply undermines our political credibility, and we must settle this matter as an absolute priority. Needless to say, we should try to do this before the enlargement, for then we will still be able to give the French something else by way of compensation. I am prepared to strike a good deal on this. The Convention should now make this a priority, so that this ridiculous travelling circus is done away with."@en1
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