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"In these difficult economic times for the Member States, the realistic cost cutting proposals we have heard from Mr Vaughan are quite correct and deserve our support. It is obvious that we need to freeze spending on administration at a time when all of the people of Europe are having to tighten their belts. There is no doubt that we can achieve further savings by improving collaboration between the institutions and by cooperating more effectively in areas such as human resources, organisation and building management. However, despite all the need for savings, a number of areas exist where caution is advised. The first of these is environmental protection, as we need efficient environmental policy in all of the EU’s institutions and bodies. These institutions should act as an example to Europe.
The second area is that of translations and language services: Attempts have been made to cut costs in this area in the last year. This situation cannot continue indiscriminately, however. The European Parliament is responsible for legislation for 500 million Europeans. These people need to be able to understand our work in their native language. Transparency in democratic processes should not be sacrificed on the altar of the interpreting budget."@en1
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