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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8609

18 December 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 45
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/status of meps
EP and Council reach agreement on status of MEPs - salary of EUR 8671 per month - retirement at 63 - reimbursement of expenses - agreement due to be finalised - date of entry into force still not known

Strasbourg, 17/12/2003 (Agence Europe) - Twenty five years after their first election by universal suffrage, MEP are finally expected to be given a status. Its most striking element and its most innovative, will be the decision on wages that are equal for all, of EUR 8,671 a month. After years of angst and procrastination, the status could soon be adopted because the Parliament agreed on Wednesday to the three final amendments to the daft status requested by the Council on the age for...

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