Proposed rules to ensure that MEPs disclose how much they earn from second jobs make little distinction between high and low earners, and also place MEPs from newer member states at a disadvantage
This is according to the latest text to be discussed by members of a ten-man working group on Tuesday afternoon (28 June), set up by European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek in the wake of the recent Sunday Times cash-for-amendments scandal.
The meeting is likely to be the last before...
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