What are the salaries and assets of European leaders?

Since Rishi Sunak’s appointment as British Prime Minister, his legacy has made headlines. According to the British press, the 42-year-old former investment banker will be at the helm of a massive fortune, 730 million pounds or 840 million euros, thus becoming the richest tenant in 10 Downing Street. But what are the assets and salaries of politicians across the European Union? Euronews reviews.

France

What is the legacy of the President of the Republic? In France, the question is still sensitive. In 2013, the High Authority for Transparency of Public Life was established, following theCahuzac caseA new wind was blowing. During the 2017 and 2022 presidential elections, all candidates were required to declare their financial assets, including Emmanuel Macron outgoing president. According to this document, he was going to keep it assets 552,000 eurosOnce the debt is removed. An amount deemed unrealistic by some observers, which sparked controversy last spring.

Germany

In Germany, the assets of the chancellor are not public data, but his salary is regulated by law. Provides that the Prime Minister receives About 25,000 euros per month of salary.

in case if’Olaf SchulzTo this is added a share of his salary as a member of the Bundestag, or just over 5,000 euros per month. The newspaper called him at Spiegelthe federal government confirmed the payment of a monthly wage of 30,189.81 € per month. In 2020, when Merkel’s finance minister was asked about his salary of just over 15,000 euros, He had estimated that he was “not rich”.

Spain

In Spain, the prime minister is not the highest paid person within the political class. According to the general data collected by the newspaper El PaísAnd the Pedro Sanchez will receive a total of 86,542 euros in 2022, just over 7,000 euros per month. Due to inflation, his salary is expected to rise to just over €90,000 by next year.

But even with its increase, Pedro Sanchez remains well below the wages of the president of the Madrid region, Isabel Diaz Ayuso. The rising image shows the Spanish right, according to El Paísto more than 103,000 euros annually. The presidents of the Basque, Catalan and Aragonese autonomous regions are also at the top of the ranking.

Italia

Another arrival on the European stageAnd the Georgia Melonithe new president of the Italian Council, will receive about €80,000 net per year, i.e. €6,700 per month as provided by law. Not so much when you know that an Italian deputy can earn more than 18,000 euros in total per month, including all bonuses, and a senator is around 17,000 euros.

his predecessor at Palazzo Chigi, Mario Draghihad give up his salary without giving any explanation. As the former director of the European Central Bank and Governor of the Bank of Italy, Mario Draghi declared his income to be over €580,000 in 2019, before taking office.

Greece

For fiscal year 2020, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis He declares an income of just over 77,000 euros, most of which comes from his allocations as head of government. He also announced the return of funds to the tune 1,800 euros of agricultural income…in Greece, every year politicians are legally required to publish their income.

Portugal

Also in Portugal, members of the government must declare their financial and real estate assets (_Declaração de rendimentos e património_-ndlr). according to The latest versionAnd the Antonio Costa He earned, in 2021, a gross income of just over 116000 EUR. Much less is nearly identical and Economy Minister Antonio Costa e Silva, who is close to €400,000 in gross income and €1 million in assets. Prime Minister too five houses Including one in Goa in India (a former Portuguese colony from which his family originated) and the other in the Algarve.

At the bottom of the ladder is the new Minister of Culture appointed in March 2022, Pedro Adão e Silva, declared an income of 33,480 euros 2021. He was still a professor at the university.

Belgium

Amid controversy over the salaries of the first ministers, Alexandre Decro, publicly during an interview on RTL radio: 20,800 euros per month. The remuneration that includes all rewards and benefits in kind. A little earlier, Matthew Michel, Minister of Foreign Affairs in De Croo’s government, revealed without embarrassment his net salary of between 14,000 and 15,000 per month.

The Prime Minister has just announced an 8% cut in ministers’ salaries. Inflation in Belgium reached 11% and According to a recent surveyThe majority of Belgians fear they will not be able to pay their energy bills this summer.