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Many firms are willing to pay handsomely to peek inside the Berlaymont (Photo: kitty b wonderful)

Senior lobbyists profit from expanding EU

by Andrew Willis, Brussels,

Senior lobbyists working in Brussels can command larger salaries than the European officials they are paid to stalk, according to a new study on pay in the EU capital.

The 'Brussels Remuneration Report', published by head-hunting firm Ellwood & Atfield (E&A) on Friday (17 September), says a managing director of one of the city's leading consultancies can be paid as much as €400,000 per annum, while European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso is paid roughly €300,000.

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Many firms are willing to pay handsomely to peek inside the Berlaymont (Photo: kitty b wonderful)

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