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The issue before us is an important one that needed to be addressed, given that the fact that the Statute for Members had not been standardised following the last enlargement had created unacceptable inequality. My vote was therefore based on what I feel to be the most relevant aspects of this proposal on the Statute for Members of the European Parliament.
There are two aspects, however, on which I feel I should enlarge.
The fact that this proposal does not cover the current legislature, and that it provides for a very long transitional period, has enabled me to act with freedom, in the knowledge that I am voting on an issue that does not affect me directly.
Lastly, there is the question of timing. When the report was put to the vote, I supported it, yet had the timing of the debate been put to the vote, I would have voted against. Among other things, politics is about symbolism, and the fact that Parliament decided to vote on this issue at a time of major crisis for the European institutions is not something that I welcome or applaud."@en1
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