The controversial issue of the reform of MEPs pay has been postponed until later this month after member states failed to reach an agreement.
Meeting in Brussels on Thursday (15 January), EU ambassadors broke off without agreement after Germany refused to lift its opposition to a new system which would see all MEPs getting a basic salary of 9053,32 euros per month.
A German diplomat told the EUobserver that Berlin opposed the plans because setting the salary at such a high level "...
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