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A-10-2026-0155 → TA-10-2026-0195

From
A-10-2026-0155 Plenary report of 5 Jun 2026
To
TA-10-2026-0195 Adopted text of 16 Jun 2026
Changes
10 changes to the text
Paragraphs
+4 added · −2 removed · 14 changed
More facts (3)
Dossier
2025/2100(IMM)
Title (from)
on the request for the waiver of the immunity of Nikola Minchev
Title (to)
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Nikola Minchev
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AI: What changed, in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Changes the date of the waiver request from 16 April to 6 May 2025 and clarifies the transmission by the Federal Public Service.2 Adds "allegedly" to the description of the box rental, softening the claim about its purpose.4 The other changes are formal or wording: updated punctuation, word order, and terminology.1356

The notes class 2 changes as substance, 3 as formal, 5 as wording only.

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Changes that matter, 10

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

Changed– having heard Nikola Minchev on 3 December 20252025, in accordance with Rule 9(6) of its Rules of Procedure,

AI: Note on change 1 · formal Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Updates the date of hearing by adding a comma after the year.

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Change 2

ChangedA. whereas on 166 AprilMay 2025,2025 the Belgian Federal ProsecutorPublic issuedService for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation transmitted a request from the Federal Prosecutor, dated 16 April 2025, for the waiver of the immunity of Nikola Minchev, a Member of the European Parliament elected in Bulgaria, in connection with criminal proceedings to be instituted against him;

AI: Note on change 2 · substance Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Changes the date of the request from 16 April to 6 May 2025 and clarifies that the Federal Public Service transmitted the request from the Federal Prosecutor.

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Change 3

ChangedB. whereas a broad investigation concerning the company Huawei allegedly yielded serious evidence of the existence of a criminal organisation whose purpose was allegedly to influence the decisions of the EUUnion institutions by engaging in the corruption of Members of the European Parliament; whereas that investigation appears to have brought to light several acts of alleged corruption presumed to have been committed on a regular basis from 2021 until 2024; whereas the corruption scheme allegedly took various forms, including the invitation of Members of the European Parliament to events supported by Huawei, supposedly in return for taking political positions in favour of that company, and excessive gifts such as food and travel expenses or regular invitations to football matches outside the framework of the European Parliament;

AI: Note on change 3 · wording only Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Replaces "EU" with "Union" in the description of the investigation.

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Change 4

ChangedC. whereas, according to the request for the waiver of immunity, on 24 October 2024 Nikola Minchev attended a football match at a stadium in Brussels, together with his accredited parliamentary assistant, two Huawei representatives and another person; whereas, according to the request, they were present in a box rented at a cost of EUR 45 000 per season by Huawei, allegedly through an intermediary company allegedly for the purpose of facilitating contact with certain Members of the European Parliament; whereas the defrayal of the costs incurred in attending the football match – the exact amount of which was unknown to the authority requesting the waiver of immunity – does not appear to have been declared by Nikola Minchev to the European Parliament; whereas, according to the additional information provided by the Belgian Federal Prosecutor, on 16 July 2024 Nikola Minchev also attended a dinner, together with a Huawei executive, that had been organised by one of the two Huawei representatives;

AI: Note on change 4 · substance Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Adds "allegedly" before "for the purpose" in the description of the box rental, softening the claim.

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Change 5

ChangedD. whereas it was not until the additionalFederal informationProsecutor provided by the Belgian Federaladditional Prosecutorinformation in reply to thea written request for further information that it was indicated that the alleged actions of Nikola Minchev could have amountedamount to passive public bribery, a criminal offence under Article 246(1) of the Belgian Criminal Code;

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 sentence about additional information, changing word order and replacing "have amounted" with "amount".

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Change 6

ChangedE. whereas Nikola Minchev was elected to the European Parliament in the European elections of June 2024 European elections and waswas, therefore, a Member of the European Parliament at the time of the alleged offence;

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 sentence about election timing, moving "European elections" and adding "therefore".

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Change 7

ChangedF. whereas Parliament cannot assume the role of a court, andcourt whereas,and, in a waiver of immunity procedure, a Member cannot be regarded as a defendant;

AI: Note on change 7 · wording only Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Rephrases the sentence about Parliament's role, changing punctuation and word order.

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Change 8

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

AI: Note on change 8 · wording only Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Rephrases the sentence about parliamentary immunity, changing word order and phrasing.

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Change 9

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 9 · formal Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Adds commas and rephrases the citation of Article 9 of Protocol No 7, clarifying that Members enjoy immunity during sessions.

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Change 10

ChangedK. whereas any conclusion regarding the immunity of Nikola Minchev needs to be drawn on the basis of the request for the waiver of immunity and on the basis of the information and explanations provided in this case, including the replies given by the Belgian Federal Prosecutor, both during the exchange of views and in the additional information provided in writing; whereas there is a flagrant scarcity of concrete elements in the request for the waiver of the immunity; whereas the subsequent oral and written exchanges with the Belgian Federal Prosecutor did not disperse the considerable uncertainty as to the various elements contained in the request for the waiver of the immunity of Nikola Minchev;

AI: Note on change 10 · formal Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Removes "Belgian" before "Federal Prosecutor" in two places.

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European Parliament (2026). “Changes between A-10-2026-0155 and TA-10-2026-0195”. Text, 16 June 2026. from A-10-2026-0155, to TA-10-2026-0195, reference 2025/2100(IMM). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-10-2026-0155/compare/TA-10-2026-0195 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-text-2026-06-16,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Changes between A-10-2026-0155 and TA-10-2026-0195}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-06-16},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-10-2026-0155/compare/TA-10-2026-0195}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-10-2026-0155/compare/TA-10-2026-0195},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Text. from A-10-2026-0155, to TA-10-2026-0195, reference 2025/2100(IMM). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}