The European Union is facing an expenses scandal after it had to admit that its senior officials had claimed tens of thousands of pounds to hire private jets ा
he European Union is facing an expenses scandal after it had to admit that its senior officials had claimed tens of thousands of pounds to hire private jets and stay at luxury hotels.
Those embroiled include Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the
European Commission, as well as the head of EU foreign affairs, Federica
Mogherini.
The figures, published after three years of "Kafkaesque" delays,
reveal that EU officials spent more than £ 90,000 on chartering planes
which are described on their expense claims as "air taxis".
The disclosures are the echoes of the MPs' expenditure by the
newspaper exposed by the newspaper, which led to reforms of the British
parliamentary system.
Campaigners said that the figures are just the "tip of the iceberg"
and are now threatening legal action against the Commission unless it
releases travel expenses for all last year.
The published expenses have also been stripped ...
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