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"Mr President, I voted against this report primarily because I totally disagree with the priorities which this Parliament has proposed to the Commission, including the harmonisation of immigration policy. I know what this means; harmonising immigration policies of all the Member States is being pushed forward as a clear priority. I disagree with that.
However, I voted against this report, first and foremost, because it has already made it very clear that this Parliament is not in favour of the much-needed slimming down of European bureaucracy. The contrary is true. We should thoroughly reconsider abolishing all kinds of institutions and agencies which have, in effect, become, or always have been, superfluous. However, this Parliament is calling for even more so-called decentralised agencies. I repeat that, as I see it, we have too many of these already. There are some that should be abolished before we go creating a new one. I am thinking of the Committee of the Regions, the Agency for Fundamental Rights and the European Institute for Gender Equality. How much does all of that cost our taxpayers and what use are they all, for heaven’s sake?"@en1
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