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"We have today chosen to vote in favour of Mr Ferber’s report on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2004. It has not been possible to confirm that any unlawful activities have taken place in connection with the renting of two of the buildings used by the European Parliament in Strasbourg. At the same time, it seems clear that the principle of ‘sound financial management’, as defined in the Financial Regulation, has not been fully respected.
To buy the current buildings is a good business deal in the long term, from a strictly financial point of view. Despite this, we believe that, given the current situation, it would be desirable to delay such a decision, especially in the light of the fact that Parliament’s twin seats are a much-debated topic. One million EU citizens have signed the citizens’ initiative aimed at ending the travelling circus between Brussels and Strasbourg. We wholeheartedly support the call for Parliament to have a single site, namely Brussels.
The report also deals with important issues such as MEPs’ allowances, secretarial allowances and the voluntary pension scheme. We have chosen not to join the pension scheme. In our opinion, it is unreasonable for European taxpayers to have to help fund a scheme completely regardless of whether it yields profits or not."@en1
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