Medical costs
Dear European Parliament,
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting documents which contain the following information:
MEPs are entitled to a reimbursement of two-thirds of their medical expenses. Apart from the proportion of reimbursement, the detailed rules and procedures of this system are the same as that which covers EU civil servants.
I am requesting all documents on medical expenses that have been reimbursed for everything that falls under the scope of cosmetic surgery, including massages and facial hair removal.
Yours faithfully,
Nikolaj Nielsen
EUobserver
Rue Montoyer 18B
1000 Brussels
Our ref. A(2019)1280
Dear Mr Nielsen,
The European Parliament hereby acknowledges receipt of your application
for access to documents, which was registered on 30/01/2019 under
reference A(2019)1280.
All requests for public access to documents are treated in compliance with
Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to
European Parliament, Council and Commission documents.
In accordance with the above-mentioned Regulation, your application will
be handled within 15 working days upon registration of your request.
The European Parliament reserves the right to ask for additional
information regarding your identity in order to verify compliance with
Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 and the European Parliament’s implementing
measures.
Your attention is drawn to the fact that you have lodged your application
via the AsktheEU.org website, which is a private website not officially
related to the European Parliament. Therefore, the European Parliament
cannot be held accountable for any technical issues or problems linked to
the use of this system.
TRANSPARENCY UNIT
European Parliament
Directorate-General for the
Presidency
Interinstitutional Affairs and
Legislative Coordination
[1]www.europarl.europa.eu/RegistreWeb
[2][European Parliament request email]
Our reference: A(2019)1280
Dear Mr Nielsen,
Further to your application seeking public access to all documents on MEPs
medical expenses that have been reimbursed for everything that falls under
the scope of cosmetic surgery, including massages and facial hair removal,
Parliament has not been able to identify any documents falling within the
scope of your application.
MEPs’ reimbursement requests are debited to Parliament's budget but
processed by the European Commission’s Office for the Administration and
Payment of Individual Entitlements (PMO). Members can submit requests for
reimbursement either directly to the PMO or via the competent unit within
Parliament; in the latter case, the competent unit forward the request to
the PMO after checking that the file is in order. This unit is not allowed
to keep any records or copies of reimbursement requests.
In summary, Parliament does not hold documents containing the requested
information nor can produce such documents.
In case you deem it necessary to submit your request to the European
Commission, and for your convenience, we provide you with its website on
access to documents:
[1]https://ec.europa.eu/info/about-european...
On this basis, Parliament considers your request as handled and the file
closed. Please do not hesitate to come back to us, should you have any new
request for specific Parliament documents.
Kind regards,
TRANSPARENCY UNIT
European Parliament
Directorate-General for the Presidency
Directorate for Interinstitutional Affairs and Legislative Coordination
[2][European Parliament request email]
[3]www.europarl.europa.eu/RegistreWeb
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