in World News EU Employees Get 7th Pay Raise in 3 Years as Europeans’ Living Standards Plummet
While ordinary Europeans face rising costs and ever-worsening living standards as a result of the EU leadership’s incompetence, corruption, and recklessness, EU officials are enjoying another round of substantial wage increases.
Starting in April, nearly 66,000 European Union staff members will get their seventh pay raise in just three years, according to a report from German media.
The most glaring example is European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen—nicknamed “Queen Ursula” for her increasingly tight grip on power and her anti-democratic leadership style—whose monthly salary will increase by €2,700 to a staggering €34,800 (approximately $2,900 to $37,500).
At the lower end, the starting basic salary for EU institutions’ staff will increase from €3,361 ($3,663) at the beginning of 2024 to €3,645 ($3,973). At the top pay grade, it will increase from €23,262 to €25,229 ($25,356 to $27,499).
EU Commissioners, or Kommisars as they are sometimes called, will get an additional €2,200 (about $2,390), bringing their salaries up to about €28,400 (roughly $30,850) per month.