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5 reasons your job as an MEP is less fun than before.

Post-Qatargate rule changes and increased scrutiny mean EU lawmakers must reveal more around their work.

Congratulations! As a new member of the European Parliament, you’ve got one of the sweetest gigs in politics: a €10,075-per-month gross salary, a €350-per-day accommodation allowance, a pile of assistants to keep track of all the details and a global gravitas that no national legislature can provide.
All that said, you’ve missed the golden era. A changing work culture in Brussels — partly inspired by Qatargate — means your job won’t be as free-wheeling (and freebie-filled) as it was for your predecessors.

MEP - job not fun © 2024 Barbara Gibson for POLITICO Europe

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