12/03/2015 (Agence Europe) - 'Fake jobs? FN makes counter-allegations against Schulz. On Thursday 12 March, the FN made allegations about the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz, who has approached Olaf regarding alleged fraud by the FN concerning the employment of parliamentary assistants (see EUROPE 11271). “According to the website of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz's accredited assistant, Herbert Hansen, deals with socialism and tourism from the region of Aachen (…). Unlike all of the accredited local parliamentary assistants of the FN/RBM MEPs, (he) does not appear to deal with European affairs or even politics, but tourism via Euregio Tours GmbH & Co. KG, a travel agency with links to the SPD”, the FN states in a press release (our translation). Armin Machmer, spokesperson to Schulz, replied that “the criticisms of the Front National are incorrect and wholly without foundation. Herbert Hansen is an accredited assistant who has his office and his domicile in Brussels. He carries out all the activities of an accredited assistant”. (LC)