Dossier · Parliamentary immunity
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Nikola Minchev
- Reference
- 2025/2100(IMM) Parliamentary immunity
- Where it stands
- Decided on 16 June 2026.
- Stage
- Parliament’s position
- Lead committee
- Legal Affairs JURI
More facts (4)
- Rapporteur
- Ilhan KYUCHYUK
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 16 Jun 2026 · Immunity kept
- Versions
- 2 versions
Where it stands
The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.
- Referred to committee (done)
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 3 June 2026
- Tabled for plenary (done) 5 June 2026
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 16 June 2026
- Parliament’s position (done) Final
A request to waive or defend a Member’s immunity from legal proceedings.
People
Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.
- Lead committee
- Legal Affairs JURI
- Rapporteur
- Ilhan KYUCHYUK (Renew)
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 2026 | Request for the waiver of the immunity of Nikola Minchev | Immunity | Immunity kept | show of hands — no count |
Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.
No roll-call vote was recorded on this dossier.
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Versions, 2
The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.
Adopted by Parliament16 Jun 2026
Adopted text TA10-0195/2026 TA-10-2026-0195
Tabled for plenary5 Jun 2026
Report A10-0155/2026 A-10-2026-0155
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0195/2026: Parliament decided not to waive the immunity of Nikola Minchev, a Member elected in Bulgaria, in connection with Belgian criminal proceedings over alleged corruption linked to Huawei.
- Report A10-0155/2026: Parliament decided not to waive the immunity of Nikola Minchev, a Member elected in Bulgaria, in connection with Belgian criminal proceedings over alleged corruption involving Huawei.
What changed, 1
Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0155/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0195/2026
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Changes the date of the waiver request from 16 April to 6 May 2025 and clarifies the transmission by the Federal Public Service. Adds "allegedly" to the description of the box rental, softening the claim about its purpose. The other changes are formal or wording: updated punctuation, word order, and terminology.
Timeline, 3
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Plenary stage 2 steps · 5 Jun 2026–16 Jun 2026
16 June 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 16 Jun 2026 Report A10-0155/2026Adopted text TA10-0195/2026
5 June 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 · 3 Jun 2026
3 June 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
JURI (Legal Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
Connections
Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.
Texts voted on
- Text REPORT on the request for the waiver of the immunity of Nikola Minchev Report A10-0155/2026 16 Jun 2026
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 Nikola Minchev”. Dossier, 16 June 2026. procId 2025-2100, reference 2025/2100(IMM). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2100 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F2100(IMM). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-2100 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2025-2100,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Request for the waiver of the immunity of Nikola Minchev}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-06-16},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2100}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2100},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2025-2100, reference 2025/2100(IMM). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F2100(IMM). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}