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"Mr President, many Members here are taking a hypocritical approach in their statements on the budget. Mr Schulz makes little effort to keep his irritation with the Council to himself. Mr Verhofstadt seems to have limited his vocabulary to two phrases: European bonds and European taxes. Mr Daul has even suggested that the Netherlands might as well leave the European Union. That is tough language, but it supports only one side of the argument.
When I proposed that we should tackle Parliament’s own budget, however, these gentlemen and their groups did not appear to have heard me. Moreover, I was given the cold shoulder when I proposed that Members should be transparent about the reimbursement they receive for their general expenses every month. Nor did I get any support for my suggestion that we tackle Parliament’s luxury car fleet. When I suggested that we should prune Parliament’s luxurious information offices, it seemed to give many Members a headache.
Voting against would therefore be a very appropriate thing to do, but my group and my country have managed to prevent the situation from being even worse and that is why I have abstained. Voting in favour of a 2.9% increase in the current climate would be totally inappropriate."@en1
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