DEBATE: Should we pay for EU fat cats to live the high life?
LAVISH pay and perks enjoyed by the EU’s army of diplomats were laid bare yesterday, provoking widespread condemnation.
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President of the EU, Herman Van Rompuy
The generous salaries, allowances and time off will add to the anger over appalling waste at the heart of the European Union.
With
salaries up to £188,000 a year, generous holidays rising to 15 weeks a
year, including 18 bank holidays, and annual bonuses of up to 50 per
cent of wages on offer, critics savaged the EU for its “arrogance”.