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What changed between the plenary report and the adopted text
From · plenary report· 6 May 2026
on the request for the waiver of the immunity of Nikos Pappas
To · adopted text· 19 May 2026
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Nikos Pappas
AI:What changed, in short
The changes to the legal basis and the conclusion on fumus persecutionis are substantive, altering the cited articles and the finding of intent.27 Other changes are formal or wording: date punctuation, rephrasing for clarity, and terminology alignment.1345
2 changes of substance · 2 formal · 3 of wording only
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Changes to the text itself, in document order. Cover page, citations and punctuation-only edits are left out; they are under “Every difference”.
Changes of substance · 2
Change 2 Substance
AI summary:Changes the reference to the Greek Criminal Code articles, now citing Article 94, Article 361(1), and Article 333(1) instead of previous citations.
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Changed:A. whereas the Deputy General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Greecethe Hellenic Republic has transmitted a request from the Prosecutor at the Athens Court of First Instance for the waiver of the immunity of Nikos Pappas, Member of the European Parliament elected in Greece, in connection with alleged insults online and threats, constituting criminal offences pursuant to Article 94, theArticle 361(1), first and second sentencessentences, ofand Article 361(1), and the333(1), first sentence of Article 333(1)sentence, of the Greek Criminal Code;
Change 7 Substance
AI summary:Changes the conclusion on fumus persecutionis: now states Parliament found no evidence and that it does not appear the proceedings aim to damage Pappas' political activity and Parliament's independence.
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Changed:I. whereas, in this case, Parliament has found no evidence of fumus persecutionis, whichthat is to say factualit elementsdoes indicatingnot appear that the intention underlying the legal proceedings in question is to underminedamage theNikos Member’sPappas’ political activity in his capacity as a Member of the European Parliament;Parliament and thus Parliament’s independence;
2 formal changes: legal basis, citations, references, corrections
Change 1 Formal
AI summary:Updates the date format by adding a comma after the year.
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Changed:– having heard Nikos Pappas on 15 April 20262026, in accordance with Rule 9(6) of its Rules of Procedure,
Change 3 Formal
AI summary:Removes a comma after the date 2025.
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Changed:B. whereas, according to the request, the complaint indicates that on 11 June 2025,2025 Nikos Pappas allegedly insulted and threatened the complainant through direct messages sent via his personal account on Instagram;
3 changes of wording only
Change 4 Wording
AI summary:Rephrases the sentence about election timing and adds 'therefore' to clarify the sequence.
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Changed:C. whereas Nikos Pappas was elected to the European Parliament in the European elections of June 2024 European elections and waswas, therefore, a Member of the European Parliament at the time of the alleged offences; whereas, according to the request, the complaint against him dates from 16 July 2025;
Change 5 Wording
AI summary:Rephrases the provision on immunities, changing 'their parliament' to 'the parliament of their Member State'.
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Changed:E. whereas Article 9, first paragraph, point (a), of Protocol No 7 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union provides that, during the sessions of the European Parliament, Members of the European Parliament are to enjoy, in the territory of their own Member state, the immunities accorded to members of the parliament of their parliament;Member State;
Change 6 Wording
AI summary:Rephrases the statement about parliamentary immunity, adding 'Member's' and removing 'of a Member'.
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Changed:H. whereas, in accordance with Rule 5(2) of the Rules of Procedure, parliamentary immunity is not a Member’s personal privilege of a Member but a guarantee of the independence of Parliament as a whole and of its Members;