Ex-EU auditor claimed expenses for holidays, hunting trips and vineyard

Karel Pinxten, pictured in 2000, was paid €17,000 a month when he worked as a member of the EU’s court of auditors. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/REUTERS

Karel Pinxten, pictured in 2000, was paid €17,000 a month when he worked as a member of the EU’s court of auditors. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/REUTERS

source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/30/former-eu-auditor-loses-two-thirds-of-pension-for-abusing-expenses