WRITTEN QUESTION E-2048/99 by Jeffrey Titford (EDD) to the Commission. Net contribution/net subsidy from/to the European Union.
Date: 1999-11-03
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Member States' contribution, economic support

C 219 E/78

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

1.8.2000

Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission

(13 December 1999)

Council Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 2778/98 of 17 December 1998 amending Regulation
No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom determines the emoluments of the President and members of the
Commission, of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice, and of the
President, Members and Registrar of the Court of First Instance (1).

Under the terms of that legislation, the remuneration of the Commissioners, the President and Vice-
Presidents may comprise, in addition to a basic salary, family allowances and other allowances. Family
allowances are granted after deduction of any sums of the same nature that the Commissioner would
receive from other source. Clearly, the total remuneration of each Commissioner will depend upon the
allowances to which he or she is entitled.

The family allowances to which Commissioners, the President and the Vice-Presidents are entitled monthly
consist of a household allowance of 5 % of basic salary (if there is a dependent spouse), a childrens(cid:146)
allowance of € 213,62 per dependent child, and education allowances which vary according to the child(cid:146)s
age and stage of academic development (36 %, 50 % or 100 % of € 190,90 respectively for primary,
secondary and university education).

A residence allowance is paid, equal to 15 % of the basic salary.

There is a representation allowance, currently € 607,71 for Commissioners, € 911 for Vice-Presidents, and
€ 1 418 for the President. Expenditure incurred for reasons of representation is reimbursed after
presentation of the invoice. Reimbursement is limited annually to € 11 347 for most members of the
Commission. For the Vice-Presidents and members with external relations responsibility, the ceiling is
€ 17 023 and for the President it is € 22 694.

When first taking up duty, a Member of the Commission (unless he or she is Belgian) is entitled to an
to two months basic gross salary
allowance to cover his or her installation expenses, equivalent
(i.e. currently € 31 209 for a Commissioner), reimbursement for travel expenses for himself or herself
and dependent family, and reimbursement of the cost of moving personal effects (insurance included).

(1) OJ L 347, 23.12.1998.

(2000/C 219 E/093)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2048/99

by Jeffrey Titford (EDD) to the Commission

(3 November 1999)

Subject: Net contribution/net subsidy from/to the European Union

Can the Commission list the net contribution to or net subsidy from the European Union paid by or to
each of the 15 nation states of the European Union during the past three years for which figures are
available?

Answer given by Mrs Schreyer on behalf of the Commission

(8 December 1999)

The Honourable Member will find the information he requested in (cid:145)Allocation of 1998 EU operating
expenditure by Member State(cid:146). This document, dating from June 1999, covers the period from 1992 to
1998.

It is available on the Internet at http://europa.eu.int/comm/dg19/pdf/agenda2000/statdepenses98.pdf