Two weeks after the condemnation of several members of the national demonstration for embezzlement of public funds in the use of European parliamentary assistants, Mediapart has just revealed a new case. During the 2022 presidential campaign, the spokeswoman of the Andréa Kotarac party accumulated functions in the party and its position as a Euroteputy assistant without requesting the authorization of the European Parliament.
However, the rules of the European Parliament (PE) provide an authorization procedure for the participation of a parliamentary assistant in an electoral campaign, “strictly personal” and “external work hours”.
Four days off and not a request for cumulative functions
According to Mediapart, from November 2021 to December 2022, Andréa Kotarac was an assistant to the European deputy Hervé Juvin and Marine Le Pen spokeswoman, then the party. According to a source within the EP, only four days of license have …