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"Mr President, for whose benefit are we actually holding this debate, and who is our addressee? I am disappointed to see us talking amongst ourselves here about things we discussed long ago. What right have we to stand here with no interlocutor listening to us? If the Commission took the liberty of discussing its budget in the absence of the competent Commissioner, we would be singing a different tune. I am personally deeply disappointed at the way in which both the parliamentary administration and the Bureau are dealing here with the Committee on Budgets and its members.
Let me move on to the core message regarding the budget in the European Parliament. What is the core message we have to convey to our electorates? It must be that we are fully committed to our mission of legislating for Europe as well and as efficiently as possible and at the lowest possible cost to the taxpayer. Better working conditions for Members of Parliament are essential to the accomplishment of that mission. They must be at the heart of our deliberations. Outward appearances are all very well, but the substance of our policies is still more important than their presentation and packaging. For strong substance, however, we need a proper research service to enable us to make better laws.
When preparing for European elections, we need not only an administrative campaign but also more scope for Members to employ staff. That requires a degree of flexibility. How has the European Parliament implemented the reformed and less bureaucratic Financial Regulation that has been in force since 1 January 2007? I get the impression that we have never had so much paperwork in this House. Nor has there ever been such a lack of clarity. The Statute for MEPs and the pension fund are still unfinished business. What I wish from the parliamentary administration is a satisfactory solution to these outstanding issues rather than high-flown plans for interparliamentary summits or museum buildings. I can hardly wait for the advent of Web TV to see whether it shows how few Members take part here in the work of Parliament."@en1
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