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class="col-12"><h1 class="erpl_title-h1">About rules for Members</h1> <p><strong>The European Parliament is made up of 720 Members elected in the 27 Member States of the enlarged European Union. Since 1979 MEPs have been elected by direct universal suffrage for a five-year period.</strong></p></div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="erpl_full-width-banner-section" id="bannerabout"> <div class="erpl_image-frame"><img alt="" aria-hidden="true" src="/commonFrontResources/evostrap/6.2.0/lib/assets/img/frame/fixedheight_thumb.png"> <span> <img src="/erpl-public/evostrap-erpl-addons/meps/about-meps/intro-xs.png" srcset="/erpl-public/evostrap-erpl-addons/meps/about-meps/intro-xs.png 480w, /erpl-public/evostrap-erpl-addons/meps/about-meps/intro-sm.png 640w, /erpl-public/evostrap-erpl-addons/meps/about-meps/intro-md.png 750w, /erpl-public/evostrap-erpl-addons/meps/about-meps/intro-lg.png 1020w, /erpl-public/evostrap-erpl-addons/meps/about-meps/intro-xxl.png 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 480px,(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 640px) 640px, (max-width: 750px) 750px, (max-width: 1020px) 1020px, (min-width: 1020px) 1600px" alt="The Strasbourg Chamber during a plenary session"> </span> </div> </div> <div class="mt-2"><p>Each country decides on the form its election will take, but must guarantee equality of the sexes and a secret ballot. EU elections are by proportional representation. Voting age is set at 16 in Austria, Belgium, Germany and Malta, 17 in Greece, and 18 in the remaining Member States.</p> <p>Seats are allocated on the basis of population of each Member State. More than a third of MEPs are women. MEPs are grouped by political affinity, not nationality.</p> <p>MEPs divide their time between their constituencies, Strasbourg - where 12 plenary sittings a year are held - and Brussels, where they attend additional plenary sittings, as well as committee and political group meetings.</p> <p>The terms and conditions for Members are laid out in the Statute of 2009.</p> <h5 class="erpl_title-h5 mb-2 pb-2 border-bottom">Further information:</h5> <div class="erpl_links-list"> <ul> <li> <a target="_blank" title="Open in a new window" href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32005Q0684:EN:NOT"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-arrow es_icon-rotate-270 mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-arrow"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">Statute for Members of the European Parliament</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="about-meps-rules" class="mt-5"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-12 col-xl-8"> <div id="sectionsNavPositionRwd"></div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12"> <span id="firstanchor"></span> <div> <h2 class="erpl_title-h2 mb-2">Integrity at the European Parliament</h2> <p>The European Parliament sets great store on the integrity, transparency and accountability of the political activities of its Members. In order to ensure this, Parliament has put into place a considerable number of rules and measures, which have been further strengthened as part of a comprehensive revision process in 2023.</p> </div> <div class="separator separator-2x mt-3 mb-3"></div> <span id="secondanchor"></span> <div> <h2 class="erpl_title-h2 mb-2">Code of Conduct for Members of the European Parliament</h2> <p>The Code of Conduct entered into force on 1 January 2012 and was last revised in 2023. It sets out as its guiding principles that Members shall act solely in the public interest and conduct their work with disinterest, integrity, openness, diligence, honesty, accountability and respect for the European Parliament's dignity and reputation.</p> <p>The Code of Conduct defines conflicts of interest and how Members should address them and it includes rules on disclosure obligations, activities of former Members and the Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members.</p> <p>The Code of Conduct also puts an obligation on Members to submit a detailed declaration of their private interests, a declaration of assets and, where applicable, a declaration of awareness of conflict of interests. Furthermore, the Code of Conduct obliges Members to publish all scheduled meetings, also when delegated to their assistants, with interest representatives falling under the Transparency Register and with representatives of public authorities of third countries. Members are also obliged to declare their attendance at events organised by third parties, where the reimbursement of their travel, accommodation, or subsistence expenses, or the direct payment of such expenses, is fully or partly covered by a third party. The information supplied by Members in their declarations can be found on the Members' individual profile pages, except for the declaration of assets, which is not public.</p> <p>Members also have to declare gifts they have received when representing Parliament in an official capacity with an approximate value of more than EUR 150, under the conditions laid down in the Implementing Measures to the Code of Conduct. Such gifts are reported in the register of gifts.</p> <p>Any Member found to be in breach of the Code of Conduct can be given a penalty by the President. This penalty is announced by the President in Plenary and prominently published on Parliament's website.</p> <h5 class="erpl_title-h5 mb-2 pb-2 border-bottom">See</h5> <div class="erpl_links-list"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/meps/Code_of_Conduct_20240918_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="Code Of Conduct For Members Of The European Parliament Regarding Integrity And Transparency"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">Code Of Conduct For Members Of The European Parliament Regarding Integrity And Transparency</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/meps/Implementing measures_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="Implementing Measures to the Code of Conduct"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">Implementing Measures to the Code of Conduct</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/meps/gifts_register.pdf" target="_blank" title="Register of gifts - 7th parliamentary term"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">Register of gifts - 7th parliamentary term</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/meps/gifts_register_8.pdf" target="_blank" title="Register of gifts - 8th parliamentary term"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">Register of gifts - 8th parliamentary term</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/gift/9/register_gifts_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="Register of gifts - 9th parliamentary term"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">Register of gifts - 9th parliamentary term</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/gift/10/register_gifts_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="Register of gifts - 10th parliamentary term"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">Register of gifts - 10th parliamentary term</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="separator separator-2x mt-3 mb-3"></div> <span id="thirdanchor"></span> <div> <h2 class="erpl_title-h2 mb-2">The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members</h2> <p>The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members is the body responsible for giving Members guidance on the interpretation and implementation of the Code of Conduct. At the request of the President or after being contacted directly, the Advisory Committee also assesses alleged breaches of the Code of Conduct and advises the President on possible action to be taken. The Advisory Committee proactively monitors compliance by Members with the Code of Conduct and its implementing measures.</p> <p>The Advisory Committee is composed of eight Members. They are appointed by the President on the basis of their experience and of political and gender balance. Every six months, the office of Chair of the Advisory Committee rotates among the members of the Committee. The President also nominates one reserve Member for any political group not otherwise represented in the Advisory Committee.</p> <p>The Advisory Committee publishes each year a report of its work.</p> <h5 class="erpl_title-h5 mb-2 pb-2 border-bottom">See:</h5> <div class="erpl_links-list mb-2"> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/meps/Rules_of_Procedure_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="Rules of Procedure of the Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">Rules of Procedure of the Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members</span> </a></li> </ul> </div> <h5 class="erpl_title-h5 mb-2 pb-2 border-bottom">7th parliamentary term:</h5> <div class="erpl_links-list mb-2"> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/meps/Annual_Report_2012_FINAL_2013_02_19_EN_rev.pdf" target="_blank" title="The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2012"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2012</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/meps/Annual_Report_2013_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report 2013"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2013</span> </a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/divers/Advisory Committee bi-annual Report 1st semester 2014_EN_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank" title="The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2014 - first half"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2014 - first half</span> </a></li> </ul> </div> <h5 class="erpl_title-h5 mb-2 pb-2 border-bottom">8th parliamentary term:</h5> <div class="erpl_links-list mb-2"> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/divers/Annual Report S2 2014_EN_REV3 NET.pdf" target="_blank" title="The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2014 - second half"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2014 - second half</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/meps/Annual_Report_2015_FINAL_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2015"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2015</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/meps/Annual_Report_2016_FINAL_07-02-2017_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2016"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2016</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/meps/Annual_Report_2017_FINAL_22-02-2018_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2017"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2017</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/meps/Annual_Report_2018_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2018"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2018</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/meps/Annual_Report_2019_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2019 - first half"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2019 - first half</span> </a></li> </ul> </div> <h5 class="erpl_title-h5 mb-2 pb-2 border-bottom">9th parliamentary term:</h5> <div class="erpl_links-list mb-2"> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/meps/Annual_Report_2019_second_half_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2019 - second half"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2019 - second half</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/meps/Annual_Report_2020_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2020"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2020</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/meps/Rota of the AC's Chairs-in-Office _1st half of the 9th legislature_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Rota of Chairs-in-Office - 9th term - first half"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Rota of Chairs-in-Office - 9th term - first half</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/meps/Advisory Committee Draft Calendar of meetings_2019-2020_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Draft calendar of meetings - 2019 & 2020 "> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Draft calendar of meetings - 2019 & 2020 </span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/meps/Advisory Committee Draft Calendar of Meetings_2021_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Draft calendar of meetings – 2021"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Draft calendar of meetings – 2021</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/meps/Annual_Report_2021_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2021"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2021</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/meps/Advisory_Committee_on_the_Conduct_of_Members-Rota_of_Chairs-in-Office-_9th_term-second_half_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Rota of Chairs-in-Office - 9th term - second half"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Rota of Chairs-in-Office - 9th term - second half</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/meps/Advisory_Committee_on_the_Conduct_of_Members-Draft_calendar_of_meetings–2022_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Draft calendar of meetings – 2022"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Draft calendar of meetings – 2022</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/meps/Advisory_Committee_on_the_Conduct_of_Members-Draft_calendar_of_meetings–2023_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Draft calendar of meetings – 2023"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Draft calendar of meetings – 2023</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/meps/Annual_Report_2022_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2022"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2022</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/meps/Annual Report 2023_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2023"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Annual Report - 2023</span> </a></li> </ul> </div> <h5 class="erpl_title-h5 mb-2 pb-2 border-bottom">10th parliamentary term:</h5> <div class="erpl_links-list mb-2"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/meps/AC ROTA CHAIRS_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members – Rota of Chairs-in-Office- 10th term – first half"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members – Rota of Chairs-in-Office- 10th term – first half</span> </a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/meps/CALENDAR OF MEETINGS_EN.pdf" target="_blank" title="The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Draft calendar of meetings - 2024 & 2025"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-pdf mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-pdf"></use></svg> <span class="t-x">The Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members - Draft calendar of meetings - 2024 & 2025</span> </a></li> </ul> </div> </div></div></div> <div class="row"> <div id="advisorycommittee" class="col-12"> <div class="card mb-4 box-shadow"> <div class="card-body"> <div class="erpl_member-list" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/ItemList"> <div class="separator separator-dotted separator-2x mt-2 mb-2"><h2 class="erpl_title-h2 bg-white px-1 m-0 font-italic" itemprop="name">Composition of the advisory committee</h2></div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-4 col-xl-3 text-center mt-3 erpl_member-list-item" itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/ListItem"> <meta itemprop="position" content="1"> <a href="/meps/en/124973" title="Access to Gerolf ANNEMANS's card" itemprop="url" class="erpl_member-list-item-content mb-3 t-y-block"> <div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <div class="erpl_image-frame mb-2"><img alt="" aria-hidden="true" src="/commonFrontResources/evostrap/4.0.1/lib/assets/img/frame/portraitsize_thumb.png"> <span> <img src="/mepphoto/124973.jpg" alt="Gerolf ANNEMANS" title="Gerolf ANNEMANS"> </span></div> <div class="erpl_title-h5 t-item" itemprop="name"> Gerolf ANNEMANS</div> <div><span itemprop="jobTitle">Member</span> <br> <span title="Patriots for Europe" itemprop="affiliation">PfE</span> <br> <span title="Belgium" itemprop="nationality">Belgium</span> <br> <span title="Vlaams Belang" itemprop="memberOf">Vlaams Belang</span></div> </div> </a></div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-4 col-xl-3 text-center mt-3 erpl_member-list-item" itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/ListItem"> <meta itemprop="position" content="1"> <a href="/meps/en/197577" title="Access to Gilles BOYER's card" itemprop="url" class="erpl_member-list-item-content mb-3 t-y-block"> <div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <div class="erpl_image-frame mb-2"><img alt="" aria-hidden="true" src="/commonFrontResources/evostrap/4.0.1/lib/assets/img/frame/portraitsize_thumb.png"> <span> <img src="/mepphoto/197577.jpg" alt="Gilles BOYER" title="Gilles BOYER"> </span></div> <div class="erpl_title-h5 t-item" itemprop="name"> Gilles BOYER</div> <div><span itemprop="jobTitle">Member</span> <br> <span title="Renew Europe Group" itemprop="affiliation">Renew</span> <br> <span title="France" itemprop="nationality">France</span> <br> <span title="Horizons" itemprop="memberOf">Horizons</span></div> </div> </a></div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-4 col-xl-3 text-center mt-3 erpl_member-list-item" itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/ListItem"> <meta itemprop="position" content="1"> <a href="/meps/en/197794" title="Access to Chiara GEMMA's card" itemprop="url" class="erpl_member-list-item-content mb-3 t-y-block"> <div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <div class="erpl_image-frame mb-2"><img alt="" aria-hidden="true" src="/commonFrontResources/evostrap/4.0.1/lib/assets/img/frame/portraitsize_thumb.png"> <span> <img src="/mepphoto/197794.jpg" alt="Chiara GEMMA" title="Chiara GEMMA"> </span></div> <div class="erpl_title-h5 t-item" itemprop="name"> Chiara GEMMA</div> <div><span itemprop="jobTitle">Member</span> <br> <span title="European Conservatives and Reformists Group" itemprop="affiliation">ECR</span> <br> <span title="Italy" itemprop="nationality">Italy</span> <br> <span title="FRATELLI D' ITALIA" itemprop="memberOf">FRATELLI D' ITALIA</span></div> </div> </a></div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-4 col-xl-3 text-center mt-3 erpl_member-list-item" itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/ListItem"> <meta itemprop="position" content="1"> <a href="/meps/en/96780" title="Access to Monika HOHLMEIER's card" itemprop="url" class="erpl_member-list-item-content mb-3 t-y-block"> <div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <div class="erpl_image-frame mb-2"><img alt="" aria-hidden="true" src="/commonFrontResources/evostrap/4.0.1/lib/assets/img/frame/portraitsize_thumb.png"> <span> <img src="/mepphoto/96780.jpg" alt="Monika HOHLMEIER" title="Monika HOHLMEIER"> </span> </div> <div class="erpl_title-h5 t-item" itemprop="name"> Monika HOHLMEIER</div> <div><span itemprop="jobTitle">Member</span> <br> <span title="Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)" itemprop="affiliation">PPE</span> <br> <span title="Germany" itemprop="nationality">Germany</span> <br> <span title="Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern e.V." itemprop="memberOf">Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern e.V.</span></div> </div> </a></div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-4 col-xl-3 text-center mt-3 erpl_member-list-item" itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/ListItem"> <meta itemprop="position" content="1"> <a href="/meps/en/28399" title="Access to Antonio LÔPEZ-ISTÛRIZ WHITE's card" itemprop="url" class="erpl_member-list-item-content mb-3 t-y-block"> <div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <div class="erpl_image-frame mb-2"><img alt="" aria-hidden="true" src="/commonFrontResources/evostrap/4.0.1/lib/assets/img/frame/portraitsize_thumb.png"> <span> <img src="/mepphoto/28399.jpg" alt="Antonio LÔPEZ-ISTÛRIZ WHITE" title="Antonio LÔPEZ-ISTÛRIZ WHITE"> </span></div> <div class="erpl_title-h5 t-item" itemprop="name"> Antonio LÔPEZ-ISTÛRIZ WHITE</div> <div><span itemprop="jobTitle">Member</span> <br> <span title="Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)" itemprop="affiliation">PPE</span> <br> <span title="Spain" itemprop="nationality">Spain</span> <br> <span title="Partido Popular" itemprop="memberOf">Partido Popular</span></div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-4 col-xl-3 text-center mt-3 erpl_member-list-item" itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/ListItem"> <meta itemprop="position" content="1"> <a href="/meps/en/257053" title="Access to Ana Catarina MENDES's card" itemprop="url" class="erpl_member-list-item-content mb-3 t-y-block"> <div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <div class="erpl_image-frame mb-2"><img alt="" aria-hidden="true" src="/commonFrontResources/evostrap/4.0.1/lib/assets/img/frame/portraitsize_thumb.png"> <span> <img src="/mepphoto/257053.jpg" alt="Gerolf ANNEMANS" title="Ana Catarina MENDES"> </span></div> <div class="erpl_title-h5 t-item" itemprop="name"> Ana Catarina MENDES</div> <div><span itemprop="jobTitle">Member</span> <br> <span title="Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament" itemprop="affiliation">S&D</span> <br> <span title="Portugal" itemprop="nationality">Portugal</span> <br> <span title="Partido Socialista" itemprop="memberOf">Partido Socialista</span></div></div> </a> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-4 col-xl-3 text-center mt-3 erpl_member-list-item" itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/ListItem"> <a href="/meps/en/190517" title="Access to Martin SCHIRDEWAN's card" itemprop="url" class="erpl_member-list-item-content mb-3 t-y-block"> <div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> 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title="Svoboda a přímá demokraci" itemprop="memberOf">Svoboda a přímá demokraci</span></div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="separator separator-2x mt-1 mb-3"></div> <span id="fourthanchor"></span> <div class="col-12"> <h2 class="erpl_title-h2 mb-2">Other rules on Transparency and Ethics of Members</h2> <h5 class="erpl_title-h5 mt-25 mb-1">Transparency and accountability</h5> <p>Beyond the obligations on all Members under the Code of conduct, the European Parliament has put into place a series of specific rules enhancing transparency and ethics in all areas of activity. There is a particular focus on the ethics of lobbying.</p> <div class="erpl_links-list"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/at-your-service/en/transparency"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-arrow es_icon-rotate-270 mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-arrow"></use></svg> General information on transparency and ethics at the European Parliament </a> </li> </ul> </div> <h5 class="erpl_title-h5 mt-2 mb-1">Participation of lobbyists in events</h5> <p>Organisations subject to the rules of the Transparency Register are only permitted to organise or co-host events in Parliament if they have correctly registered on the register.</p> <p>For more information:</p> <div class="erpl_links-list"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/publications/reg/2023/750.730BUR/EP-PE_REG(2023)750.730BUR_EN.pdf"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-arrow es_icon-rotate-270 mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-arrow"></use></svg> Bureau decision on Rules governing the participation of Interest Representatives in events held on Parliament’s premises of 12 June 2023 </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="separator separator-2x mt-3 mb-3"></div> <div class="row"> <span id="fifthanchor"></span> <div class="col-12"> <h2 class="erpl_title-h2 mb-2">Rules on former Members</h2> <p>Former Members are banned from lobbying Parliament for the first six months after the end of their mandate. If they do carry out lobbying activities after the six months, they must register on the Transparency Register. Former Members are permitted to enter Parliament buildings in that capacity, but may not use that access to carry out lobbying activities.</p> <p>For more information:</p> <div class="erpl_links-list"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/publications/reg/2023/422.534BUR/EP-PE_REG(2023)422.534BUR(2023-04-17)_EN.pdf"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-arrow es_icon-rotate-270 mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-arrow"></use></svg> Bureau decision on Former Members of the European Parliament of 17 April 2023 </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="separator separator-2x mt-3 mb-3"></div> <div class="row"> <span id="sixthanchor"></span> <div id="salariespensions" class="col-12"> <div> <h2 class="erpl_title-h2 mb-2">Salaries and pensions</h2> <h5 class="erpl_title-h5 mt-25 mb-1">Salary of MEPs</h5> <p>MEPs, in general, receive the same salary under the single statute which came into effect in July 2009.</p> <p>According to the Statute, the salary of a MEP is set at 38.5% of the basic salary of a judge at the European Court of Justice. Concretely, the monthly pre-tax salary of MEPs is EUR 10 802.91. The salary is paid from Parliament's budget and is subject to an EU tax and insurance contributions, after which the net monthly salary is EUR 8 419.90. Member States may also subject the salary to national taxes. </p> <p>There is one exception: MEPs who held a mandate in Parliament before the 2009 elections could opt to keep the previous national system for salary, transitional allowance and pensions.</p> <h5 class="erpl_title-h5 mt-2 mb-1">Pensions</h5> <p>Under the statute, former Members are entitled to an old-age pension from the age of 63. The pension equals 3.5% of the salary of MEPs for each full year’s exercise of a mandate, and one-twelfth of that figure for each additional full month of mandate, but not more than 70% of the salary of MEPs in total. The cost of these pensions is met from the European Union budget.</p> <p>An additional pension scheme, introduced for MEPs in 1989, was closed to new members from July 2009 and is being phased out.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="separator separator-2x mt-3 mb-3"></div> <div class="row"> <span id="seventhanchor"></span> <div id="mepallowances" class="col-12"> <div><h2 class="erpl_title-h2 mb-2">MEPs' allowances</h2> <p><strong>Like Members of national parliaments, Members of the European Parliament receive a number of allowances that are intended to cover the expenditure they incur in the performance of their parliamentary duties.</strong></p> <h5 class="erpl_title-h5 mt-2 mb-1">General expenditure allowance</h5> <p>This allowance is intended to cover expenditure in the Member State of election, such as Members’ office management costs, telephone and postal charges, and the purchase, operation and maintenance of computer and telematics equipment. The allowance is halved in the case of Members who, without due justification, do not attend half the number of plenary sittings in one parliamentary year (September to August).</p> <p>The amount of this allowance in 2024 is EUR 4 950 per month.</p> <div class="erpl_links-list"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://europarl.europa.eu/at-your-service/en/transparency/general-expenditure-allowance"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="es_icon es_icon-arrow es_icon-rotate-270 mr-1"><use xlink:href="#es_icon-arrow"></use></svg>Transparency on the General Expenditure Allowance</a></li> </ul> </div> <h5 class="erpl_title-h5 mt-2 mb-1">Ordinary travel expenses</h5> <p>Most meetings of the European Parliament, such as plenary sessions, committee meetings and political group meetings, take place in Brussels or Strasbourg. Upon presentation of the supporting documents, Members are reimbursed of the actual cost of their travel tickets for attending such meetings, up to a maximum of the D business class (or similar) air fare, the first class rail fare or up to EUR 0.58 per km for car journeys (up to a maximum of 720 km per journey and 60 000 km per year).</p><p>Additionally, in order to cover other travel-related expenses (such as motorway tolls, excess baggage charges or reservation fees or meals, drinks etc) Members are entitled to allowances based on the distance and duration of the journey. These allowances are only paid in relation to one return journey per Parliament working week between one of Parliament’s places of work or a meeting venue and the Members’ place of residence or another point of departure in the Member State of election.</p> <h5 class="erpl_title-h5 mt-2 mb-1">Other travel expenses</h5> <p>Members are often required to travel within and outside the Member State of election in the performance of their official duties.</p> <p>For activities within their Member State of election, travel expenses are reimbursed according to the system for ordinary travel expenses (however, with no distance and duration allowances paid), up to a maximum annual amount of journeys by air or rail, or kilometres travelled based on the size of the country.</p> <p>For activities outside their Member State of election, Members may be reimbursed for their travel, accommodation and related expenses up to a maximum annual amount of EUR 5 500, which may be index-linked on a yearly basis.</p><h5 class="erpl_title-h5 mt-2 mb-1">Daily subsistence allowance</h5> <ul class="pl-2"> <li>Parliament pays a flat-rate allowance of EUR 350 per day (in 2024), which may be index linked on a yearly basis, to cover all subsistence expenses incurred by Members during parliamentary activity periods, on condition that they prove their attendance by signing one of the official registers made available for that purpose. </li> <li>If a Member does not take part in at least half of the roll-call votes on voting days in plenary the allowance is halved, even if the Member is present. In the case of meetings organised outside the European Union, the daily subsistence allowance is EUR 175 (likewise subject to the signing of a register), with accommodation expenses being reimbursed separately. </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="separator separator-2x mt-3 mb-3"></div> <div class="row"> <div id="staffingarrangements" class="col-12">  <span id="eighthanchor"></span>  <div class="rule2"> <h2 class="erpl_title-h2 mb-2">Staffing arrangements</h2> <p>Members of the European Parliament are free to choose their own assistants within a budget set by Parliament. The relevant terms and conditions are laid down in Chapter 5 of the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members.</p> <p>In 2024, the maximum amount made available to each Member for all their staff related expenses is EUR 29 557 monthly. Members are not paid this amount but they have it at their disposal to use it for all their staff related expenses, following an authorisation by the relevant Parliament department. This amount is used inter alia to cover the salaries, fees and social security contributions of the parliamentary assistants and service providers that Members employ or make use of. </p> <p>There are two categories of assistants:</p> <p>- Accredited assistants working in Brussels, Luxembourg or Strasbourg are employed directly by Parliament. MEPs may recruit up to four accredited assistants. At least 40% of the parliamentary assistance allowance is earmarked for accredited assistants.</p> <p>- Local assistants assist Members in the Member State in which they were elected. The contracts for those assistants concluded personally with the Member are managed by paying agents who guarantee compliance with the relevant national and European laws. Local assistants can have either an employment contract or a service provider contract.</p> <p>Members may also make use of natural or legal persons (e.g. companies) who provide them with specialised and clearly identified services. </p> <p>Moreover, traineeships may be offered by Members either at Parliament’s places of work or in the Member State in which the Member is elected.</p> <p>The total expenditure relating to local assistants and trainees may not exceed 60% of the parliamentary assistance allowance. Expenditure on service providers, however, may not exceed 20% of the allowance. Paying agents’ fees may not exceed 4 % of the parliamentary assistance allowance.</p> <p>For the remuneration of natural persons certain ceilings apply. More information can be found <a title="Staffing arrangements" href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/meps/Staffing_arrangements_EN.pdf" target="_blank" class="ep-p_text"><span>here</span></a>. </p> <p>Several Members may form a grouping to recruit one or more accredited or local assistants or trainees. They then decide among themselves how to share the costs.</p> <p>Members may not employ close relatives as assistants. 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