Kev, for a euroseptic, you really have a weak sense of humour, if you have one at all.
Now be careful, it was you who mentioned the European Commission. And it was you who assumed that I knew what you were doing in Brussels (or wherever, in case you now tell me that you are in Strasbourg).

Madonna, ciccio, biex ma tafx id-differenza bejn li tahdem mal-Kummissjoni u li tahdem fil-Parlament Ewropew ma’ grupp ewroxettiku li jirrapprezenta lil votanti ewroxettici, mela allura anqas biss ghandek idea ta’ kif tahdem id-‘demokrazija’ Ewropea.

Tal-biki!

U dan iridha li jifhem ukoll!

Geezus, ciccio2011, what world do you inhabit? Gej bil-conflict of interest!

I am well aware that Nigel is considered a joke by Europhiles like you and since his speech relates to the conference of presidents referred to above I thought you all needed a break from your war-room deliberations.

As for your question, let me s p e l l i t o u t for you:

1. The European Parliament is where the various representatives of the peoples of the EU sit in order to approve or block EU legislation prepared by bureaucrats in the Commission and campaign over new EU treaties that shape the EU’s political structure.

2. So-called eurosceptics have a vote too, so they vote for eurosceptic MEPs to represent them.

3. Once elected, eurosceptic MEPs form eurosceptic political groups that are funded by the EP just like the Europhile groups, only less since their numbers are higher.

4. These groups employ eurosceptics to work for them in the political field (as opposed to the administrative).

So which part of r e p r e s e n t a t i v e d e m o c r a c y do you not understand? Where is the conflict of interest? Where is the hypocrisy? What are you on about?

Kev, while you do your work as a euroseptic, do you get paid by the EU?

Kev, Maryanne pointed clearly to your conflict of interest. And then Corinne Vella gave us the proof.
Why are you quoting a source when you clearly cannot be deemed to be independent of that source?

Ix-xoghol u l-haddiem. U c-CNI.

Indeed, maryanne, the lack of trust runs so high they elected him leader again.

Thank you, Corinne, that was very kind of you. Never imagined you supported Sharon.

I think you know what my political beliefs are, ciccio2011 (well, you think you do, at least). You also know that I work in the so-called ‘eurosceptic’ field in the EP.

So tell me, ciccio2011, what conflict of interest are you talking about? And while you’re at it, since you’re all over the place here, have you declared your own? Are you a 20-year old successful barman, or a 60-year old failed professor?