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"Well there was a referendum in theory. You will notice that less than 50% of people turned out to vote; you will notice that millions of euros from the European institutions were poured for many years into Croatia; and you will notice that there was something called pre-accession aid – we can call it bribery if you like – that was poured into Croatia, and there was a prize.
We, in turn, offered a prize for the first Eurosceptic article that appeared in a Croatian newspaper. In the three years leading up to the referendum we did not have to give away any money. That is the point: it is a one-sided political debate and it is all about the power of Brussels and the greed and vanity of politicians in Member States.
I am paid by the European Parliament and what I am doing – just as the Scottish National Party do, and just as the Irish Nationalists in the 19th century did – is using that money to expose the waste, the fraud and the extent to which our countries are now governed by these Chambers. The sooner I get the opportunity, Sir, to be the turkey that votes for Christmas, I will do so!"@en1
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