Giving national parliaments more control over the EU would raise questions about the purpose of the European parliament.

让各国议会对欧盟有更多的控制权将提升对欧洲议会的意义的疑虑。

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A new law must now be passed to give the German parliament greater EU oversight.

如今必须通过一条新的法律，使德国国会加大对欧盟的监督力度。

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In the Paris suburb of le Perreux, residents like Lucille Svay and her husband Chan Phal said they had not voted for their eu parliament representatives.

在巴黎的一个郊区，斯威和她的丈夫法尔等当地居民说，他们从来没有为欧盟议会代表投票。

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Recently, the European Commission told the European Parliament it wants EU-wide exchange of all types of income data as part of the fight against tax evasion.

BBC: Andorra to introduce income tax for first time

He promised to give the parliament a stronger voice in the EU's law-making procedure, receiving warm applause from much of the parliament.

BBC: Democracy Live site links

The Budgets Committee has recommended that the administrative budget - covering the Parliament's internal costs - should not exceed the EU-wide inflation rate of 1.9%, which means a real terms freeze.

BBC: Budget debate