Changes from plenary report to adopted text

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ChangedA. whereas by letterwhereas, datedon 21 March 2025, the Pest-CentreCentral District Court of Pest submitted a request for the waiver of the immunity of Péter Magyar’sMagyar, immunitya Member of the European Parliament elected in Hungary, in connection with an alleged offence under ArticleSection 226 of LawAct No C of 2012 on the Hungarian Criminal Code, for events that occurred in April 2024 in a criminal case for defamation brought against him by a private party against Péterprosecuting Magyar;party;

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ChangedB. whereas the waiver request statesindicates that Péter Magyar is accused of having made public statements containing false accusations during a demonstration and of having spread rumours likely to harm the reputation of the political movement ‘Mi Hazánk Mozgalom’ (Our Homeland Movement) and one of its vice-presidents, a member of the Hungarian Parliament; whereas private prosecution proceedings, based on a criminal complaint for defamation, were brought against Péter Magyar on 13 May 2024;

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ChangedC. whereas Péter Magyar was elected to the European Parliament in the European elections in June 2024 and was campaigning to be elected as a Member of the European Parliament at the time the criminal complaint was made against him;

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ChangedD. whereas the alleged offence does not constitute, and the subsequent request for waiver of histhe immunity areis not related toto, an opinion expressed or a vote cast by Péter Magyar in the performance of his duties within the meaning of Article 8 of Protocol No 7 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union;

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ChangedE. whereas Article 99, subparagraphfirst 1(a)paragraph, point (a), of Protocol No 7 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union states that Members of the European Parliament enjoy, in the territory of their own state, the immunities accorded to members of the parliament of thattheir state;parliament;

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ChangedF. whereas Article 4(2) of the BasicFundamental Law of Hungary provides that Members of the Hungarian National AssemblyParliament enjoy parliamentary immunity; whereas, pursuant to Section 79(2) of Act No XXXVI of 2012 on the National Assembly, a person registered with final and binding effect as candidate shall enjoy the same immunity as members of the Hungarian National Assembly until the result of the election becomes final and binding, and whereas, in any case, pursuant to Section 79(1) thereof, members shall enjoy immunity from the day of their election; whereas, pursuant to Article 74(1) of Act No XXXVI of 2012 on the National Assembly, criminal proceedings or, in the event of immunity not being waived voluntarily in respect of the matter in question, misdemeanourinfraction proceedings may be initiated or pursued and coercive measures under criminal procedure applied against a member only with the prior consent of the National Assembly;

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ChangedG. whereas the purposewhereas, ofin parliamentaryaccordance immunitywith isRule to5(2) protectof Parliamentthe andRules itsof MembersProcedure, fromparliamentary legalimmunity proceedingsis innot relationa toMember’s activitiespersonal thatprivilege arebut carrieda outguarantee inof the performanceindependence of parliamentarythe dutiesEuropean andParliament thatas cannota bewhole separatedand fromof thoseits duties;Members;

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RemovedH. whereas, in accordance with Rule 5(2) of its Rules of Procedure, parliamentary immunity is not a personal privilege of the Member but a guarantee of the independence of Parliament as a whole and of its Members;

AddedH. whereas the purpose of the immunity provided for in Protocol No 7 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union is to protect Parliament and its Members from legal proceedings in relation to activities that are carried out in the performance of parliamentary duties and which cannot be separated from those