Group of 17 ex-EU-commissioners on double pay

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Series Details 23.9.10
Publication Date 23/09/2010
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EUObserver reports that seventeen former members of the European Commission get at least €96,000 per year in transitional allowances, money intended to help them ease back into the labour market, despite the fact that some of them already work as politicians or lobbyists.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://euobserver.com/9/30875
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BBC News, 23.9.10: Former EU Commissioners still paid years after leaving http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11399708
EurActiv, 24.9.10: Commission defends 'farewell bonus' for top officials http://www.euractiv.com/future-eu/only-three-ex-commissioners-dont-get-farewell-bonuses-news-498097
European Commission: Code of conduct for Commissioners (SEC (2004)1487) http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/pdf/code_conduct_en.pdf
Spiegel Online International, 24.9.10: For Former European Commissioners, the Money Keeps on Coming http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,719450,00.html
De Volkskrant, 24.9.10: Questions over ex-commissioners in clover (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/345531-questions-over-ex-commissioners-clover
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