Jeg har stemt imod forslaget om at oprette en europæisk valgkreds til tværnationale lister, fordi denne tåbelige idé, der ikke sigter på at korrigere afvigelser fra forholdstalsvalgprincippet og sikre repræsentation for mindretal, ikke engang er påkrævet for at sikre en tværnational deltagelse i de europæiske valg, når man tager Maastricht-traktatens bestemmelser om unionsborgerskab i betragtning:
I voted against the proposal for a European electoral constituency for transnational lists, because that extraordinary idea is not intended to correct deviations from the proportionality rule and ensure that minorities are represented, nor is it even really necessary to ensure transnational participation in European elections. Bearing in mind the rules of the Maastricht Treaty on European political citizenship, I voted against the proposal because: