European media have reported that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is calling for a 15% increase in her salary, bringing her monthly salary to 36,000 euros (over $35,000).

Provocation from Brussels

In an article titled “Provocation coming from Brussels”, the German newspaper EXPRESS reported that while all Europeans are suffering from inflation and low wages, EU politicians and officials want to raise their salaries again by 15%, noting that this makes the background der Leyen Wages It increases by about 4,687 euros per month, indicating that the last wage increase was in January last year by 7%.

Increase in MEPs Salaries

She explained that if the monthly salary of 705 MEPs increases, then each MEP will receive 12,069 euros instead of 10,495 euros, representing an increase of 1,574 euros.

She added: “The commissioner’s planned salary increase is more serious. After a 7% salary increase, von der Leyen receives a total salary of €31,250 per month. If she gets a new raise, the monthly raise will reach 4,687 euros. “

Decrease in Number of MPs and Increase in Salary

For its part, the newspaper Die Weltwoche pointed out that the number of MPs in the European Parliament decreased from 751 to 705 on January 1, 2022, after the UK left the European Union. However, the salary of the European Parliament has increased from 181 to 207 million euros between 2021 and 2022. The per capita growth was 22%.

French Politician’s Reaction

French politician and former member of the European Parliament Florian Philippe said that the President of the European Commission “demands a 15% increase in her salary, meaning that she wants to receive an additional 4,700 euros per month.”, while in January she already received an increase in her salary by about 8%. Just like the rest of the EU officials.”

Source: EXPRESS