"The vultures are out there, sitting on the wall," says Geoffrey van Orden, a Tory MEP.

保守党议员杰弗里•凡•奥登说“秃鹫就在外面，蹲在墙头上”。

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However, British Conservative MEP Geoffrey Van Orden said there was "obstruction from the usual quarters", and accused the EU of sending "unrealistic and unjust" messages to Turkey.

BBC: MEPs split over Turkish EU membership prospects

"If you want any of these advanced services, you need some sort of set-top box, which people basically perceive as free, " says Robert Van Orden, a vice president at Scientific-Atlanta.

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As MEPs debated the outcome of conciliation talks on the EU's 2012 budget on 1 December 2011, Mr Van Orden noted that national governments were imposing austerity programmes across Europe.

BBC: 2012 budget debate