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Changes from plenary report to adopted text
A-10-2025-0263 → TA-10-2025-0316
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- A-10-2025-0263 Plenary report of 12 Dec 2025
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- TA-10-2025-0316 Adopted text of 16 Dec 2025
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- 9 changes to the text
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- +4 added · −2 removed · 10 changed
More facts (3)
- Dossier
- 2025/2063(IMM)
- Title (from)
- on the request for the waiver of the immunity of Elisabetta Gualmini
- Title (to)
- Request for the waiver of the immunity of Elisabetta Gualmini
AI: What changed, in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026
Changes that matter, 9
Changes to the text in document order — the ones the change notes describe. Cover page, renumbering and punctuation-only edits are left out (see “Every difference”); changes to citations and references stay in and are marked as formal in the notes.
Change 1
ChangedB. whereas an ongoing investigation in the context of the so-called Qatargate affair has allegedly revealed the existence of a criminal organisation within the EUUnion institutions, in particular at the European Parliament, the purpose of which was to use its network of influence within the EUUnion institutionsinstitutions, (notablyin particular with respect to Members, assistants and officials)officials, with the aim of influencing Parliament’s decision-making process in favour of the geopolitical interests of certain third countries;
AI: Note on change 1 · wording only Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026
Replaces 'EU' with 'Union' and rephrases the description of the criminal organisation's influence network.
Change 2
ChangedC. whereas, according to the request,request for the waiver of the immunity of Elisabetta Gualmini, it has allegedly emerged in the course of that investigation that Elisabetta Gualmini may have been involved in acts of corruption by accepting that the alleged criminal organisation exercise its influence in order for her to obtain the post of vice-president of her political group in October 2022, in exchange for wielding influence from that post within that political group in the interest of that alleged criminal organisation; whereas the process of appointing a vice-president of the political group in question is based,is, in fact, based on a detailed and established procedure culminating in a decision taken by the political group’s plenary in an open and transparent manner; whereas it appears that the post of vice-president of the political group in question became vacant on 12 October 2022; whereas, following the established procedure, the political group appointed Elisabetta Gualmini as its vice-president on 18 October 2022; whereas, just after her appointment, Elisabetta Gualmini reportedly thanked the presumed leading member of the alleged criminal organisation for the alleged support and advice received in that context; whereas the presumed leader of the alleged criminal organisation held no office within Parliament from 1 July 2019 onwards and, moreover, belonged to a different national political party than Elisabetta Gualmini, but, as is implied in the request, without thisit being further explained, allegedly wielded a wide-ranging influence over the entire process of the appointment of a vice-president inof that political group;
AI: Note on change 2 · wording only Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026
Rephrases the description of the appointment process and the alleged influence, changing 'is based' to 'is, in fact, based' and other minor rewordings.
Change 3
ChangedD. whereas the alleged criminal organisation, through its presumed network of influence, allegedly tried, as suggested in the request, without thisit being further explained, to impose Elisabetta Gualmini as chair of her political group’s meeting ofon 16 November 2022, the purpose of which was to determine the group’s position regarding the political appropriateness of holding a plenary debate on the situation in Qatar and voting on an urgent resolution on thisthat topic; whereas she allegedly requested and/or agreed to receive instructions as to the content of her statements at the political groupthat meeting of 16 November 2022 and allegedly used arguments dictated to her in the sense ofthat theit inappropriatenesswould ofbe holdinginappropriate to hold a plenary debate on Qatar and on voting againstto havinghave a resolution on thisthe topic; whereas it became known in the course of the procedure that Elisabetta Gualmini did not, in fact, chair that meeting,meeting as that role was assumed by another vice-president of the political group,group in question, and whereas it seems that the role of Elisabetta Gualmini in thethat meeting was merely to present the point on the agenda of the political group’s meeting on preparingthe preparation for the November II 2022 plenary session; whereas, in addition, the conclusion that Elisabetta Gualmini seems to have presented after the discussion that took place at the political group meeting in question contradicted the instructions allegedly received from the alleged criminal organisation;
AI: Note on change 3 · wording only Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026
Rephrases the description of the alleged attempts to influence the meeting, changing 'of' to 'on' and other minor rewordings.
Change 4
ChangedE. whereas, according to the request, Elisabetta Gualmini is suspected of having allegedly committed, between 1 July 2019 and 10 December 2022, unlawful acts which may be classified under Belgian law as participation in the activity of a criminal organisation and as passive bribery, criminal offences underunder, respectively, Articles 324a324bis and 324b324ter and respectively Articles 246 to 250 of the Belgian Criminal Code; whereas both the request and the additional information received from the Belgian Federal Prosecutor provide only indications of alleged acts concerning the period from 4 October to 2 December 2022, leaving the period before 4 October 2022 without any substantiation; whereas there is therefore an inconsistency between the period in which the alleged offence was committed and the justification provided in the reasons for the request for the waiver of the immunity;
AI: Note on change 4 · formal Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026
Updates article references from 324a and 324b to 324bis and 324ter, and adds 'respectively'.
Change 5
ChangedJ. whereas Article 9, first paragraph, point (b), of Protocol No 7 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union provides thatthat, Membersduring the sessions of the European ParliamentParliament, its Members are to enjoy, in the territory of any Member State other than their own, immunity from any measure of detention and from legal proceedings;
AI: Note on change 5 · wording only Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026
Rephrases the provision of Protocol No 7, changing word order and adding 'during the sessions'.
Change 6
ChangedM. whereas any conclusion on the request for the waiver of the immunity of Elisabetta Gualmini needs to be drawn on the basis of the information and explanations provided in this case, in particular those provided by the Belgian Federal Prosecutor; whereas the description of the alleged facts and ensuing conclusions in the request for the waiver, in the absence of more detailed explanations, seemsseem to be inconsistent, to rely on assumptions or insinuations orand to disrespect the established political processes within Parliament with regard to the appointment of vice-presidents inof political groups and the preparation and conclusion of internal positions within a political group; whereas no clear quid pro quo seems to have been demonstrateddemonstrated, and whereas no personal benefit to Elisabetta Gualmini that would, moreover,would result unequivocally from the alleged facts presented in the request,request ishas been sufficiently shown;
AI: Note on change 6 · wording only Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026
Rephrases the conclusion about the request, changing 'seems' to 'seem' and other minor rewordings.
Change 7
ChangedN. whereas, moreover, the alleged facts put forward in the request for the waiver of the immunity of Elisabetta Gualmini disrespect the inseparable context and link to the regular political activities of a political group or to thosethe regular political activities conducted by the Members within a political group; whereas political groups in Parliament are formed under and are governed by its Rules of Procedure, play a central role forin the internal organisation and work of Parliament as an institution and are instrumental to its core democratic function; whereas, in particular, political groups carry out their duties as part of the activities of the Union, including the tasks allocated to them by Parliament’s Rules of Procedure;
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Rephrases the description of political groups' role, changing 'for' to 'in' and other minor rewordings.
Change 8
ChangedO. whereas the purpose of parliamentary immunity is not to shield wrongdoing,wrongdoing but to shield the democratic functioning of the Parliament;
AI: Note on change 8 · wording only Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026
Removes a comma after 'wrongdoing'.
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Change 9
ChangedP. whereas, on the basis of the foregoing, the inconsistencies as regards the period in which the alleged offence was committed and the justification provided, the uncertainties as to the elements on which the request for the waiver of the immunity of Elisabetta Gualmini is based, and the reasons for the request, as well as the lack of sufficient evidence or explanations for the alleged wrongdoing, including in the context of the established political processes, raise concerns that the intention behind the proceedings may have been to damage the reputation of the Member concerned and indicate that there is a lack of sufficient elements for the Parliament to formreach a serious and well-founded ground to waive the immunity;immunity of Elisabetta Gualmini;
AI: Note on change 9 · wording only Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026
Rephrases the final conclusion, changing 'form' to 'reach' and adding 'of Elisabetta Gualmini'.
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European Parliament (2025). “Changes between A-10-2025-0263 and TA-10-2025-0316”. Text, 16 December 2025. from A-10-2025-0263, to TA-10-2025-0316, reference 2025/2063(IMM). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-10-2025-0263/compare/TA-10-2025-0316 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-text-2025-12-16,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Changes between A-10-2025-0263 and TA-10-2025-0316}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-12-16},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-10-2025-0263/compare/TA-10-2025-0316}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-10-2025-0263/compare/TA-10-2025-0316},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Text. from A-10-2025-0263, to TA-10-2025-0316, reference 2025/2063(IMM). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}