Prior to July 2009, salaries of the members of the European Parliament were paid by their home country and there were … each member of the Parliament is pegged to 38.5% of a European Court judge's salary, paid by the EU. This created an … are independent of attendance to the Parliament. Using detailed information on each parliamentarian of the European …

system. We apply the method to the Finnish proportional open list system. Being elected to parliament increases annual …

Constitutional Amendment, the adoption of which lifted the immunity of 132 of the 550 members of the Turkish Parliament, we find that … immunity from prosecution impacts how the Members of the Parliament (MPs) act and perform their duties in the Parliament … diligent in the Parliament (drafting fewer pieces of legislation, initiating fewer investigation inquiries, delivering fewer …