EU ministers do not share the view of the President of the European Parliament, Pat Cox who wants to use the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) to negotiate MEPs salaries, privileges and "diplomatic" immunity.
In a letter sent on 26 September, the President of the European Parliament requested that the 1965 Protocol on MEP privileges and immunities be reviewed by the IGC. But this was thrown out by EU ministers, when meeting in...
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