 Four years later, Kellett-Bowman pointed out that in unambiguous votes on a federal Europe in March 1990 and February 1994 he had voted against.As a senior MEP, Kellett-Bowman served on the governing body of the European People's Party in the late 1990s.He brought in a report to the European Parliament in February 1997  which identified the removal of border controls and a lack of co-operation by member states as being responsible for the rise in organised crime and smuggling.