Under dække af en budgetstramning sætter man således en umage samling forslag til afstemning, der ikke har andet formål end at miskreditere de kolleger, der er valgt af Parlamentet til at forvalte Europa-Parlamentets budget.
Under the pretext of budgetary rigour, the MEPs were thus asked to vote on an ill-assorted series of proposals whose sole aim is to discredit fellow Members elected by the House to manage Parliament's budget.