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"I voted in favour of the report by Mr Vaughan, which sets guidelines for the 2013 budget, because I support many of the ideas contained therein. At a time of profound economic crisis, in which Member States and local governments are calling for sacrifices, sometimes major ones, from their own citizens, I think that the European Union should play its part and set an example in controlling public spending. I fully support the call for the continuation of structural and organisational reforms in order to ensure that the European Parliament’s overheads are contained and lowered, whilst taking into consideration the greater costs that will be involved in the full accession of Croatia next year.
Several of the proposals set out in the report will certainly be carefully considered and analysed, such as a freeze on budget lines related to travel and no indexation of any of the Members’ individual allowances. Furthermore, I believe that the controversial question of Parliament’s two seats, which involves costly travelling every month, should be addressed. Nevertheless, in light of the aforementioned observations, I think it is important that we ensure that any discussions are not cast adrift in the tide of populist and demagogical thought, which could harm the Union’s image without making any significant saving."@en1
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