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Greens/EFA Group of European Parliament laments lack of progress on Members' general expenditure allowances

Brussels, 20/03/2019 (Agence Europe)

The Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament on Wednesday 20 March lamented the lack of progress towards greater transparency on the use of MEPs' general expenditure allowances (see EUROPE B12184A7). 

The plenary vote on the discharge of the EU budget for 2017, Tuesday 26 March in Strasbourg, provides an opportunity to take stock of the transparency of the use of Members' general expenditure allowances. 

This flat-rate allowance is intended to cover the costs resulting from members'...