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For several weeks now, press inquiries have denounced the supposedly lavish spending of Charles Michel, the President of the European Council.
At the end of March, Politico revealed that he had traveled to Cop27 in Egypt, the world climate conference, on board a private jet.
In addition to the carbon footprint, our colleagues point to the cost of these incessant trips abroad.
In the preliminary draft budget for 2024, the mission expenses of Charles Michel and his delegations would be up by more than 30% compared to this year, and are close to two million euros.
A survey from Le
Monde
also points to “
his taste
” for private planes rather than commercial flights, or for cars with driver, even to go to Paris which is served in 1h20 by Thalys.
None of these investigations point to illegal practices.
But they are placed on the moral level, questioning in a way the legitimacy of a statesman not to move like “Mr.
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