Dossier · Parliamentary immunity
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Francisco Assis
- Reference
- 2026/2033(IMM) Parliamentary immunity
- Where it stands
- Decided on 15 September 2026.
- Stage
- Parliament’s position
- Lead committee
- Legal Affairs JURI
More facts (4)
- Rapporteur
- Dominik TARCZYŃSKI
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 15 Sept 2026 · Immunity waived
- 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 7 September 2026
- Tabled for plenary (done) 9 September 2026
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 15 September 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
- Dominik TARCZYŃSKI (ECR)
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sept 2026 | Request for the waiver of the immunity of Francisco Assis | Immunity | Immunity waived | 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 Parliament15 Sept 2026
Adopted text TA10-0275/2026 TA-10-2026-0275
Tabled for plenary9 Sept 2026
Report A10-0229/2026 A-10-2026-0229
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0275/2026: 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.
- Report A10-0229/2026: 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.
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 A10-0229/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0275/2026
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
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'.
Timeline, 3
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Plenary stage 2 steps · 9 Sept 2026–15 Sept 2026
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 Sept 2026
7 September 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 Francisco Assis Report A10-0229/2026 15 Sept 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 Francisco Assis”. Dossier, 15 September 2026. procId 2026-2033, reference 2026/2033(IMM). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2026-2033 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2026%2F2033(IMM). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2026-2033 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2026-2033,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Request for the waiver of the immunity of Francisco Assis}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-09-15},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2026-2033}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2026-2033},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2026-2033, reference 2026/2033(IMM). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2026\%2F2033(IMM). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}