You wouldn’t wish anything else: in the shadow of the EU summit, the green light was given for the expensive renovation of the Brussels headquarters.
The EU Parliament, built in 1993, is getting old – but the reconstruction plan, now approved by all parliamentary groups (except those with right-wing populist parties such as the FPÖ, which has no seat), is putting pressure on the bottom of power. the (tax) barrel.
Almost half a billion euros is budgeted for the “renovation proposal and implementation plan”. Details of construction costs: 82 million euros for heating, ventilation and air conditioning, 53 million for electricity and even 2.5 million for stairs alone.
Criticism from FPÖ
FPÖ top candidate Harald Vilimksy calls for a halt to the renovation plans and closure of the location in Belgium: “Strasbourg as the only seat of the EU Parliament would be more than sufficient. This traveling circus (editor’s note costs 100 million per year) must be stopped.”
In addition, the blue EU largest demands that the European Parliament and the European Commission be halved. The Brussels Parliament currently has 705 seats and will have 720 seats after the EU elections next year.
Source: Krone
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