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"en.20121120.28.2-446-000"2
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"I was not able to vote for this report, but not because I want less dialogue between the EU and the ACP countries. On the contrary, I welcome the scrutiny of local parliaments over EU development assistance to ACP countries and the work that the ACP-EU Joint Assembly does to promote human rights and democracy. However, the main problem with the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly is the eye-watering cost of its meetings. Earlier this year, it was revealed by a British newspaper that the Joint Assembly’s meetings in Kinshasa and Tenerife had been Parliament’s most expensive trips by parliamentary delegations in 2010. Over EUR 1 million was spent on the meeting in Kinshasa. For 50 MEPs this worked out at over EUR 20 000 per head. The meeting in Tenerife cost over EUR 700 000 with a per head price tag of over EUR 10 000. If the Joint Assembly is to remain a relevant player in relations between the EU and the ACP it needs to lose its reputation for political tourism. Parliament needs to make meaningful cuts to its budget. If we do not cut the budget of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly we are letting down citizens both at home and abroad."@en1
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