For at sikre fuld åbenhed vil jeg sige, at det grundlag, som formandskabet bad Rådet om at træffe beslutning på, var, at det foreslåede lønniveau for Parlamentets medlemmer skal være 50 % af lønnen for en dommer ved Domstolen på tidspunktet for den relevante parlamentsbeslutning - det vil sige 8.670 euro pr. måned.
In the interests of full transparency, I want to clarify that the basis on which the presidency invited Council to take a decision was that the proposed salary level for MEPs would be 50% of the salary of a Judge at the Court of Justice at the time of the relevant Parliament resolution – EUR 8 670 a month.