E U POLITICIANS EXPENSES

There have been scandals about the personal expenses of MEPs elected to serve in the European Parliament and also the non-elected servants, some having been parachuted into the EU organisation as a reward for services rendered to their country.

The EU pays the cost of its servants, MEPs or others, directly. Would it not be more correct if elected MEPs and unelected, parachuted, servants were paid and their expenses reimbursed directly by the country they represent ?

Would this not make MEPs and others more conscious of their responsibilities ?  Is their job in the EU not to represent their country, to defend the interests of their country ?  Their country should therefore, have the right to scrutinize their costs !!!

This Blog has already suggested that a countrys' MEPs should also be re-elected each time there is a National Election (read the article entitled "National and EU election dates", Feb 11, 2011).

Only measures similar to those proposed here will make the EU representatives realize the importance of their duties to their electorate !!!