Decision
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Nikos Pappas
- Effect
- Immunity waived
- Result
- show of hands — no count
- Date
- 26 March 2026
- Kind
- Immunity decision
More facts (8)
- Counts are for
- the committee’s proposal to waive the immunity
- Dossier
- 2025/2194(IMM)
- Source
- Committee report
- Topics
- EU institutions & ParliamentJustice, rule of law & rights Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 1 vote · 0 roll calls
- Sitting
- Thursday 26 March 2026
- Final vote
- 189617
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Show of hands — no count
Immunity waived.
Parliament lifted the immunity, so the national proceedings can go ahead.
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberta METSOLA Malta | EPP | Speeches1 | 26 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
All votes on this decision, 1
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final vote Proposal for a decision | Show of hands | Adopted |
Text
The text voted on.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
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.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2194(IMM) · Parliamentary immunity
Request for the waiver of immunity of Nikos Pappas
Decided on 26 March 2026.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 24 March 2026 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 24 March 2026 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 26 March 2026 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Lead committee: JURI · Rapporteur: Krzysztof ŚMISZEK (S&D)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
Show 3 connections: Other decisions of the part-session on JURI dossiers
Other decisions of the part-session on JURI dossiers
- Decision United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships International agreement · report by Ton Diepeveen 26 Mar 2026 Consent given
- Decision Request for the waiver of the immunity of Grzegorz Braun Immunity decision · committee report 26 Mar 2026 Immunity waived
- Decision Request for the waiver of the immunity of Grzegorz Braun Immunity decision · committee report 26 Mar 2026 Immunity waived
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official source
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2026). “Request for the waiver of the immunity of Nikos Pappas”. Decision, 26 March 2026. votingId 189617, document A-10-2026-0077, reference 2025/2194(IMM). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-26/20 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Results of votes, sitting of 26 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-26-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-26, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-03-26/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-03-26-20,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Request for the waiver of the immunity of Nikos Pappas}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-03-26},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-26/20}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-26/20},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 189617, document A-10-2026-0077, reference 2025/2194(IMM). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-26-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-26 (CC BY 4.0)}
}