Tag: statute of MEPs

The EU Ombudsman has stressed that the European Parliament is continuing to fail to comply with transparency rules regarding the allowances its members receive. But the institution's Vice President Diana Wallis yesterday (15 July) insisted that reforms are already underway to address the bulk of his concerns.

The European Parliament has ended years of controversy in a vote on 23 June 2005, that will guarantee more equality in the payment and the legal status of MEPs from all 25 countries across the EU.

This report analyses the impact of the European elections held between 10 to 13 June for the business. Authors predict a deepening rift between the two main groups (EPP-ED and PES), albeit with a Centrist Group punching above its weight and sometimes calling the shots.

John Palmer, EPC Director, comments on the low voter turnout and the results of the European Parliament election and examines the political balance of forces within the new Parliament and the wider debate about the proposed Constitutional Treaty.

This report summarises the discussions held at the EPC on the “Opportunities and Challenges facing Muslim Communities: The European and the North American Experience".

The next European Parliament will again be dominated by the centre-right parties, if predictions in an academic study launched by PR company Burson-Marsteller turn out to be correct.

All MEPs are set to receive equal pay as Parliament calls on Council to approve a reform proposal for the MEP's Statute.

MEPs voted on 4 June to approve a salary and expenses deal for themselves which observers say would only bolster the European Parliament's "gravy train" image.