The national parliaments have important things to say about this.

Of course, the national parliaments have their part to play in this.

Also, perhaps, some thought should be given to the relationship with national parliaments.

They could never have got these rules through the national parliaments.

Then we would have time to put the real problems before the national parliaments.

But of course we cannot be compared to national parliaments.

No one, and certainly not the national parliaments, who had never heard of it.

What will be the role of national parliaments in this whole new environment?

There is no good reason why we should be paid more than members of our national parliaments.

For the rest, we must consider the role of the national parliaments in the European process.

At the end of the day, it is the national parliaments which control the Council.

It is very important that we study and work much more with our national parliaments.

National parliaments are given six months to decide what they may do.

First, we need to increase the involvement of national parliaments.

The new rules on the role of the national parliaments should also be tried out this year.

My answer is always that responsibility must be given to the national parliaments.

I am sure that this would really not meet with the agreement of the national parliaments either.

We would also like a political dialogue with national parliaments.

Instead, there should, for example, be an increase in democracy through the return of power to the national parliaments.

I would say it is better placed to do this than the national parliaments.

No national parliaments can assess what is to happen next year.

Both the national parliaments and the social partners need to be involved in it.

What is more, the national parliaments must also be kept informed.

Unfortunately, this seems to be the case in other national parliaments, too.

Let us agree to work on this together, between the three institutions with the help of the national parliaments.