‘Megalomaniac plan’: EU body’s proposal to spend €3.6M on conference hall slammed by staff – POLITICO

BRUSSELS — The EU body representing local and regional authorities has laid out plans for a €49 million renovation of its Brussels headquarters — but has omitted from its public disclosures a proposed new 450-seat conference hall estimated to cost €3.6 million.

Details of the proposed “conference hub” for the Committee of the Regions, which brings together mayors and other local leaders, are contained in separate documents, seen by POLITICO.

The hub’s absence from the internal documents has provoked criticism from trade unions and staff who say it demonstrates a lack of transparency.