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"I am in favour of a single seat and of it being, in the future, in Brussels. I abstained on Amendment 6. If it is just a poll, then there is no problem; I am ‘for’ everything being centralised in Brussels. However, is a vote just a poll and does this incredibly important issue have to be raised through an amendment? I cannot vote positively on this issue without being able to vote on the consequences of such a decision. That would be tantamount to buying a pig in a poke. What about the distribution of institutions following the transfer from Strasbourg to Brussels, or the domino effect, which could turn out to be financially painful if bad decisions were made? Neither would I wish it to be a disaster for Belgium, or for anyone for that matter. We need to reflect in advance on the impact on direct or indirect jobs, and not after the fact, when it is too late. Here we are, facing the same scenario. When all the implications for jobs, the implications for Brussels and the real financial implications are planned in the same vote, we will then be able to have a real discussion and, above all, a real vote."@en1
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