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"Mr President, I do not know why, perhaps it is the fact that it is always close to lunchtime, but I always find myself starting my explanations of vote by saying I was in a restaurant. To explain why I have voted for this report on combating trafficking in human beings, I have to tell you that I was in a Chinese restaurant in 2010. It should not surprise you, Mr President, that with me the future can become the past. Well, in 2010 I was in a Chinese restaurant and I had a very good meal. It was so good that I got friendly with the owner and asked him about his life. ‘So you were a Member of the European Parliament?’ he said. ‘You did well to vote for the report against trafficking in human beings! Because, you see, I would have had to work with no social security, no wages, no pension, because I would have come to Strasbourg the wrong way. As it is, I have been able to earn a good salary. I also have a pension, and now I devote myself to this restaurant. I owe that to the European Parliament and its Members who voted in favour of that report ten years ago.’ And he thanked me."@en1
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