Efforts to reform the pay system for euro-parliamentarians before June’s European elections look doomed to fail following a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels today (26 January).
Reform of the pay scheme, which has been lambasted for allowing MEPs to make money through an opaque expenses system, was blocked by Germany, Sweden, Austria and France.
Today’s failed talks mean that the current system, where MEPs get paid the same as their national counterparts, is set to conti...
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