Commissioners in Europe are faring significantly higher than MPs. There are a complete of 27 so-called Ecu ministers, every from one member state. Jozef Síkela (non-national) changed Věra Jourová (non-national) within the place of the Czech this 12 months.. Whilst Jourová used to be in control of compliance with EU values in her 2nd time period and used to be additionally vice-president of the fee, Síkel’s area is now global partnerships.
The present wage of an atypical Ecu Commissioner (comparable to Síkela) is 28,053 euros gross, i.e. transformed in line with the present trade fee, CZK 701,886 per 30 days. The Ecu Commissioner’s pension is then calculated as 4.275 % of the wage, for every 12 months in administrative center.
After the December choice, they are going to even be paid retroactively the diversities in salaries this 12 months as smartly. To those that proceed from the remaining fee even since July. The alternate is backdated to it. The Slovakian Maroš Šefčovič, who used to be vice-chairman of the previous fee, can depend in this. He now serves as Commissioner for Industry and Financial Safety.
Jozef Síkela’s grilling within the Ecu Parliament (November 6, 2024) | ČTK / AP / Virginia Mayo