{"id":19114,"date":"2026-10-07T10:45:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T08:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexandrageese.eu\/finances\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T13:49:54","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T12:49:54","slug":"finances","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alexandrageese.eu\/en\/finances\/","title":{"rendered":"Finances"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19114\" class=\"elementor elementor-19114 elementor-1354\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc5199c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bc5199c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd1976f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd1976f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Finances<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd0ac43 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dd0ac43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a64212b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a64212b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-604836f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"604836f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Salary<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ca986a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ca986a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"md-end-block md-p\"><span class=\"md-plain\">As a Member of the European Parliament I receive \u20ac10802,91 per month, of which I have \u20ac7.853,89 left after deduction of EU community tax and accident insurance (status: 1.3.2025). The salary is then of course also subject to German national taxes.<br\/><\/span><\/p><p class=\"md-end-block md-p\">In addition I receive \u20ac350 per day I work in the European parliament. This is to cover additional costs for board and lodging. These daily allowances and salary are the same for all Members.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4909fed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4909fed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Political funds<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00394a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00394a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"md-end-block md-p\">For political activities and public relations we members of parliament have about 48.500\u20ac annually at our disposal. This enables us to finance events, seminars, conferences and publications. These funds are managed by the Group. This means that we have to apply for the desired amount in advance. If the money is not spent in full, it goes back to the Group.<\/p><p class=\"md-end-block md-p\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adafb35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"adafb35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Travel expenses<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1916587 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1916587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"md-end-block md-p\">MEPs receive a travel budget of \u20ac5,500 per year for \u201cunofficial trips\u201d, i.e. trips that are not organised by the European Parliament and which do not take place in my constituency.<br\/><br\/>I can be reimbursed for these expenses if I can prove that a trip was taken in connection with my activity as a Member of Parliament.<\/p><p class=\"md-end-block md-p md-focus\">In addition, German Members of Parliament receive a BahnCard 100, 1st class, from the Bundestag, and a ticket for the Belgian rail.<\/p><p class=\"md-end-block md-p md-focus\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f31de2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f31de2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Office costs<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13d0b70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13d0b70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c44e0dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c44e0dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p class=\"md-end-block md-p\">We receive \u20ac4,950 per month to cover our office costs. From this amount I pay the rental costs and telephone and internet costs for the regional offices. But also all other costs for my offices, i.e. file folders, pens, staplers and everything else we need for the completion of our work. <\/p><p class=\"md-end-block md-p\">This office expense allowance is on a separate account to ensure that the money is strictly separated from my salary. <\/p><p class=\"md-end-block md-p\">I will soon provide a monthly overview of these expenses <a href=\"https:\/\/alexandrageese.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/91672-Zertifikat.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de30c85 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de30c85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-771e389 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"771e389\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview Office Costs 2025<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d771cf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d771cf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/alexandrageese.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kosten-2025.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19115\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexandrageese.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kosten-2025.webp 600w, https:\/\/alexandrageese.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kosten-2025-300x195.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a25dd00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a25dd00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview Office Costs 2024<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b7970f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b7970f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/alexandrageese.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bueroausgaben-2024-1-600x400-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19118\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexandrageese.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bueroausgaben-2024-1-600x400-1.webp 600w, https:\/\/alexandrageese.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bueroausgaben-2024-1-600x400-1-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finances Salary As a Member of the European Parliament I receive \u20ac10802,91 per month, of which I have \u20ac7.853,89 left after deduction of EU community tax and accident insurance (status: 1.3.2025). 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