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> MEP are some of the most successful politicians, they would be Olympic level is it was a sport. I don't think so. I think MEPs are much closer to members of
by rocqua 8y ago
> MEP are some of the most successful politicians, they would be Olympic level is it was a sport.
I don't think so. I think MEPs are much closer to members of a state-congress in the US than member of congress. With the equivalent of a member of the US congress being a member of some national parliament.
My criterium here is how fierce the campaign is to get elected. At the very least here in the Netherlands, the campaign for the European Parliament is nearly an afterthought in the news. It ranks far below the campaign for the German parliament, let alone our national parliament.
- logifail 8y ago>> MEPs are much closer to members of a state-congress in the US than member of congress What's the salary and expenses package like in a state congress? "[..] expense payments of €4,416 per month are given to MEPs as a lump sum in addition to their regular pre-tax monthly salary of €8,611. They are not required to provide any proof of how the money is spent" sources: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/about-meps.html http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/about-meps.html and https://www.politico.eu/article/european-parliament-corruption-move-to-reform-meps-expenses-wholly-inadequate-say-critics/ https://www.politico.eu/article/european-parliament-corrupti...
- rocqua 8y agoTo be Olympic-level says something about how well you compete, not how well you get compensated. The fact that MEP compensation is so good, whilst public scrutiny on who gets seats is so lax is even worse.