Many MEPs will come under strong pressure from national capitals.

欧洲议会的众多议会还面临国内政府的巨大压力。

Ms Kaili, a Socialist MEP from Greece, denies wrongdoing, as does Qatar.

来自希腊的社会党欧洲议会议员卡莉否认自己存在不当行为，卡塔尔也否认存在不当行为。

The Italian MEP Carlo Calenda says the Italians have been disappointed with the European Union.

意大利欧洲议会议员卡洛·卡伦达说，意大利对欧盟感到失望。

That sentiment was echoed by the Dutch MEP Liesje Schreinemacher.

荷兰欧洲议会议员露莎·施莱因马赫也表达了同样的观点。

All the rules I think the other MEPs might suspect it's a little bit of bad manners.

脱欧党成员的做法可能会有一点不礼貌。

A Polish MEP Robert Biedron has called for tougher sanctions than those currently agreed by the block.

波兰欧洲议会议员罗伯特·尔登呼吁欧盟实施当前更严厉的制裁。

The European Parliament's call to avoid a no-deal Brexit was endorsed by a large but unsurprising majority of MEPs.

欧洲议会关于避免无协议脱欧的呼声得到了多数欧洲议员的支持，这并不令意外。

Little-known MEPs can scarcely claim to command greater popular allegiance than national political leaders, unloved as some may be.

国首脑（尽管其中部分缺乏气），欧洲议会的无名小卒始终难以拉拢民众。

The number of MEPs assigned to each country varies and corresponds to the country’s population.

分配给每个国家的欧洲议会议员的数量不同， 并与该国的口对应。

So now let’s get into how all of these MEPs are actually elected.

那么现在让我们来看看所有这些欧洲议会议员实际上是如何选举出来的。

That was Christopher Weisberg, a former French MEP representing overseas citizens in North America.

那是克里斯托弗·韦斯伯格，他曾是代表北美海外公民的法国欧洲议会议员。

It was an MEP lunch, and I was brought in.

那是一次议员午餐，我被带了进去。

Iuliu Winkla is a Romanian MEP, an economist and a member of the EU Trade Committee.

尤柳·温克拉是罗马尼亚的欧洲议会议员，经济学家，同时也是欧盟贸易委员会的成员。

He used to be an MEP.

他曾是欧洲议会议员。

“The Americans said no taxation without representation. But in the EU we have representation without taxation, ” complains Sylvie Goulard, a French liberal MEP.

一位法籍自由党团议员Sylvie Goulard予以支持道：“美国说过‘无代表不纳税’，而目前欧盟则是‘有代表不纳税’。”

You know, there are certainly probably grey areas where you could say, is someone actually doing the job directly for an MEP?

你知道， 确实可能存在一些灰色地带， 你可以说，某是否真的在直接为欧洲议会议员工作？

But there are strict rules about how this money should be used, i.e. it should be spent only on the assistance of the MEPs.

但关于这笔资金的使用有严格规定，即只能用于欧洲议会议员的辅助工作。

But there is certainly the potential for it to move in particular against Hungary, where I think a lot of MEPs would expect the first case to be brought.

但它肯定有可能采取行动，特别是针对匈牙利，我认为很多欧洲议会议员都希望第一起案件是匈牙利的。

Christopher Weisberg is a former French MEP representing overseas citizens in North America.

克里斯托弗·韦斯伯格曾是一名法国欧洲议会议员，代表北美地区的海外公民。

On the eve of the meeting, the European Commission released up to $11 billion of aid to Hungary, a move described by one MEP as the biggest bribe in EU history.

在会议前夕，欧盟委员会向匈牙利提供了高达110亿美元的援助，一名欧洲议会议员称此举是欧盟历史上最大的贿赂。