This afternoon MEPs were supposed to debate the advantages and threats of 3D printing during a plenary debate at the European Parliament in Straatsburg. Unfortunately, almost all of the parliament’s 751 members decided to leave the EU Parliament in France early and to use their Thursday afternoon to travel back home.
Only a dozen MEPs turned up to the debate in an almost completely empty chamber.
EU Parliament pays, next to the monthly wage, an additional flat-rate allowance of €323 to cover accommodation and related costs for each day that MEPs are present in Brussels or Strasbourg on official business, provided that they sign a register to attest their presence.
The allowance covers hotel bills, meals and all other expenses involved.
The allowance is reduced by half, if MEPs miss more than half the roll-call votes on days when plenary votes are held, even if they have been present and signed the attendance register.
One of most common habits of MEPs is that, on a Thursday, they stay till noon for casting their vote and then leave as quickly as possible. Also today.
Bulgarian MEP Angel Dzhambazki dismantled his colleagues.
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