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"Mr President, that old favourite, the Members’ Statute, has reared its ugly head once again in the Chamber, before we can really even tell what will be the outcome of the discussion with the Council. In our view, the reason why the negotiations are stalling is essentially because, in addition to the technical details, the European Parliament is seeking to obtain a purely European statute for its Members with remuneration paid out of the Community budget, whereas this objective runs counter to the spirit and the letter of the Treaties. Articles 189 and 190 clearly stipulate that the Members of this House are representatives of the people who elected them.
That is why, a long time ago, we put forward a proposal which, we continue to believe, could represent a good compromise. It consists of three parts. First of all, MEPs should continue to receive their main salary, exactly as they do now, from the State that elected them and this will be subject to national tax regimes. It would be excessive – and I stress these words – in our view, for a country’s representative to be paid by anyone other than his own country and for him not to have his main salary taxed in the same way as his fellow citizens. Secondly, relocation and other costs should be fully refunded, but within a reasonable limit obviously. Lastly, if necessary, we could, additionally, identify a set allowance paid by the European Parliament for each day of attendance. This would constitute an income – but this time, it would be a clear and transparent income – which could be subject to Community tax. We have thought for a long time that this proposal offers a good compromise between several objectives. It is rational, comprehensible and transparent and lastly, we believe that it enables us to preserve an essential principle which is to establish a statutory and financial connection between all Members and the people who elected them."@en1
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