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The MEPs' pension fund runs a 40 million euro deficit (Photo: European Convention)

MEP pensions under the spotlight

by Lucia Kubosova, Brussels,

MEPs are set to discuss new rules for their pension scheme, amid accusations that millions from public funds are spent on their personal pension contributions.

Around two thirds of parliamentarians (485) currently belong to a voluntary pension scheme, provided by the European Parliament. Under its rules, MEPs pay monthly about a thousand euro as their personal contribution to a pension fund run by the Parliament's questors.

However, these personal payments to the pension scheme a...

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The MEPs' pension fund runs a 40 million euro deficit (Photo: European Convention)

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