A last attempt to reform MEPs expenses system and clean up the European Parliament's "gravy train" image before the elections in June was missed on Monday (3 May).
The issue will be taken up again in July.
The "Bureau" of the House, made up of the President, Vice-Presidents and the five Questors, met on Monday evening to discuss reform of the current expenses system where MEPs get a lump sum each time they travel to Brussels or Strasbourg, irrespective of the actual cost of the ti...
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