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EU's Court of Auditors attracts wealthy interns

The European Court of Auditors is only able to attract wealthy trainees because of the cost of living in Luxembourg. The court pays trainees €1,500, plus travel expenses, per month. But Zacharias Kolias, the court's secretary general, says trainees have to put down €10,000 deposits for housing in the city. "What is the end result? The end result is that we are attracting very wealthy trainees," he said.

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