swallowing up

I hope that this programme will not turn into yet another ineffective instrument, swallowing up our joint resources.
J’espère que ce programme ne deviendra pas un autre instrument inefficace engloutissant nos ressources communes.
Incidentally, there is no reference in the document to the petition of a million European citizens about the travelling circus, swallowing up millions, that is the European Parliament.
Et soit dit en passant, le document ne fait aucune référence à la pétition adressée par un million de citoyens européens à propos de ce cirque itinérant qu'est le Parlement européen et qui engloutit des millions d'euros.
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