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Parliament secretary-general Klaus Welle (l) at the 2 July Bureau meeting, which saw MEPs decide to adopt only a minimal reform of the office expenses system (Photo: European Parliament)

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Documents on new rules for MEP expenses kept secret

The European Parliament is refusing to make public documents that were used to prepare the decision to introduce only a minimal reform of its MEP office expenses system, citing a risk of "self-censorship".

In a letter to EUobserver, the parliament's secretary-general Klaus Welle said that publication of the requested documents "would seriously undermine the institution's decision-making process".

The papers were prepared for a 2 July meeting during which the parliament's fourteen ...

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Parliament secretary-general Klaus Welle (l) at the 2 July Bureau meeting, which saw MEPs decide to adopt only a minimal reform of the office expenses system (Photo: European Parliament)

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