In the Parliament she served as Chair of the Social Affairs Committee in 1984-1987, Deputy-Chair of the Legal Affairs Committee in 1991-1995 and Chair of the Grand Committee in 1995.
EP Budžeta kontroles komiteja paskaidro, ka viens no iemesliem ir Parlamenta darbības specifika: sesijās Strasbūrā ļoti maz iespējams izmantot vietējos tulkus.