Where the law stands, Dossier 2026/2033(IMM)
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Francisco Assis
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 15 September 2026.
- Referred to committee(done)
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 7 September 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 9 September 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 15 September 2026
- Parliament’s position(done) Final
Decided in plenary
15 September 2026 · decision 19
EU institutions & Parliament, Immunity decision
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Francisco Assis
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 wording: the text rephrases references to Francisco Assis and the account of the press release and alleged defamation, reorders the phrase about the June 2024 European elections, and drops the word 'constitutionally' before 'enshrined'.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Legal Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Dominik Tarczyński (ECR)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 15 Sept 2026
AI summary:Parliament decided to waive the immunity of Francisco Assis, a Member elected in Portugal, at the request of a criminal investigative judge in Almada, Portugal, in an ongoing pretrial investigation into an alleged offence from 2022.
Tabled for plenary· 9 Sept 2026
AI summary:Parliament's decision on the request from a Portuguese court to waive the immunity of Francisco Assis, a Member elected in Portugal, in a defamation case about a 2022 press release.
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 2 steps
15 September 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 15 Sept 2026 Report A10-0229/2026Adopted text TA10-0275/2026
9 September 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
7 September 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
JURI (Legal Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2026/2033(IMM)