Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/2194(IMM)
Request for the waiver of immunity of Nikos Pappas
Parliamentary immunity · First reading
A request to waive or defend a Member’s immunity from legal proceedings.
Where it stands
Parliament’s position
Decided on 26 March 2026.
- Referred to committee(done)
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 24 March 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 24 March 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 26 March 2026
- Parliament’s position(done) Final
Decided in plenary
26 March 2026 · decision 20
EU institutions & Parliament, Immunity decision
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Nikos Pappas
Immunity waived Decided by show of hands: no count recorded.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:The versions differ only in formal and wording changes: punctuation, phrasing, and references are updated.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Legal Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Krzysztof Śmiszek (S&D)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 26 Mar 2026
AI summary:Parliament decided to waive the immunity of Nikos Pappas, a Member of the European Parliament, in connection with alleged defamation and insult offences under Greek law.
Tabled for plenary· 24 Mar 2026
AI summary:The European Parliament decides to waive the immunity of Nikos Pappas, a Member of the European Parliament, in connection with alleged defamation and insult offences under Greek criminal law.
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 2 steps
26 March 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 26 Mar 2026 Report A10-0077/2026Adopted text TA10-0089/2026
24 March 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 1 step
24 March 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
JURI (Legal Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/2194(IMM)