What does an MEP actually do to earn his salary and "Expenses"?

Question

I would really like to know because it seems very little to me because anything major the government does the negotiating and opting out. New regulations are imposed by Eurpeon Civil Servants who seem to be employed to make us all as miserable as possible

Answer 1

they lie, cheat and generally do nothing which warrants the obscene money that they get to bluff the general public into believing they are doing good. You only have to look at the ex leader of the labour party Neil Kinnock he has got his wife and son onto the gravy train while doing nothing for this country, the quicker that we are allowed to have a referendum and get out the better off we will be.

Answer 2

ECS appear a dilemma to any up to now.Hope the picture could become clear soon ( in some years).

Answer 3

not a lot

Answer 4

MEP's don't actually have any power, it's all just window dressing, to shield the Commissioners from scrutiny! The entire history of the EU, from the first,has been a litany of lies and subterfuge...

Answer 5

An mep sits on his or her fat as-- pontificating on subjects that they know bugger all about while bleeding the tax payer dry on salary travel and expenses .They cant be asked questions by the people who elect them because nobody knows who these faceless geeks are .As a sub to your question the tories oppose all things european why do they have m.e.p.s

Answer 6

manipulate.

Answer 7

SWEET F/A. ,AND LIVE A GOOD STANDARD OF LIVING,OFF OF THE BACKS OF THE TAX PAYERS,THINK THEY SHOULD BE PUT DOWN,OR MADE TO LIVE ON WHAT I HAVE ,AND OTHERS LIKE ME ,

Answer 8

bu88er all!

Answer 9

Nothing. They are just bribed people to sell the EU to us.

Answer 10

GoK    [god only knows]

Answer 11

nothing