EU plans to spend more on private jets for top officials – POLITICO

EU plans to spend more on private jets for top officials – POLITICO
"The European Union is planning to spend millions of euros more on private jet flights for its top officials — just as it is proclaiming its green credentials and pledging to step up the fight against climate change.
The bloc has raised the amount that can be spent under a five-year contract for “air taxi” flights...represents a 50 percent increase on the original value of €7.14 million.
The EU has been placing increasing emphasis on green policies in recent months. 
Ahead of Monday's U.N. climate summit in New York, Miguel Arias Cañete, the European commissioner for climate action and energy, declared: “The EU has a strong story to tell — we are global climate leaders.”...
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