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2014/11/13
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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T8-0046/2014
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The European Parliament decided not to waive the immunity of Ana GOMES (S&D, PT). To recall, on 18 June 2014, the Deputy Attorney General of the Portuguese Republic forwarded the request for the waiver of the parliamentary immunity of Ana Gomes in connection with criminal proceedings pending before the second section of the Lisbon Department of Investigation and Criminal Proceedings (ref. NUIPC 8773/13.4TDLSB). The affair concerned allegedly defamatory statements made by Ms Gomes during a television debate in which she spoke as a Member of the European Parliament to discuss matters in which she had taken an interest at European level. In drawing attention to the decision of the Portuguese Government on the privatisation of the naval shipyards of Viana do Castelo – a decision which also led to an investigation by the European Commission on infringement of the EU rules on state aid –, she was fulfilling her mandate as a Member of the European Parliament. Parliament recalled that according to Article 8 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union, Members of the European Parliament shall not be subject to any form of inquiry, detention or legal proceedings in respect of opinions expressed or votes cast by them in the performance of their duties. Recalling that the Court of Justice has recognised that a statement made by a Member beyond the precincts of the European Parliament may constitute an opinion expressed in the performance of their duties, Parliament decided not to waive the parliamentary immunity of Ms Ana Gomes.
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T8-0046/2014
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2014/11/11
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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A8-0025/2014
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The Committee on Legal Affairs unanimously adopted the report by Heidi HAUTALA (Greens/EFA, FI) calling on the European Parliament not to waive the immunity of Ana GOMES (S&D, PT). To recall, Members noted that the Deputy Attorney General of the Portuguese Republic forwarded the request for the waiver of the parliamentary immunity of Ana Gomes, made by a public prosecutor of the Lisbon Department of Investigation and Criminal Proceedings in connection with allegedly defamatory statements made by Ms Gomes during a television debate. They recalled that according to Article 8 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union, Members of the European Parliament shall not be subject to any form of inquiry, detention or legal proceedings in respect of opinions expressed or votes cast by them in the performance of their duties. However, in the television broadcast in question, Ana Gomes spoke as a Member of the European Parliament to discuss matters in which she had taken an interest at European level. In drawing attention to the decision of the Portuguese Government on the privatisation of the naval shipyards of Viana do Castelo – a decision which also led to an investigation by the European Commission on infringement of the EU rules on state aid –, she was fulfilling her mandate as a Member of the European Parliament. Recalling that the Court of Justice has recognised that a statement made by a Member beyond the precincts of the European Parliament may constitute an opinion expressed in the performance of their duties as referred to in Article 8 of the Protocol, and that in modern democracies political debate takes place not only in Parliament but also through communications media, Members recommended that the European Parliament should not waive the parliamentary immunity of Ms Ana Gomes.
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A8-0025/2014
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2014/11/10
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A8-0025/2014
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T8-0046/2014
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