MEPs’ expenses and the sin of omission

I REFER to the article entitled ‘Call for reform after row over MEPs’ expenses’ (Irish Examiner, April 26).

The article is factually incorrect in one respect and misleading by omission in another.

It states that a proposed common statute for MEPs was voted down by them last month. This is incorrect. As it was required to do by Article 190(5) of the Nice Treaty, the European Parliament prepared a draft common statute for all MEPs and presented it to the Council of Ministers for a final decision last December.