Overview

• Salis’s case now moves to a final European Parliament plenary decision set for 7 October, where a simple majority will determine whether Hungary may proceed.
• Ilaria Salis said she wants to face trial in Italy, arguing a Hungarian proceeding would be political, and noted that EU immunity blocks arrest but does not prevent an Italian prosecution.
• The JURI committee voted 13–12 against lifting immunity, an advisory outcome that often guides but does not bind the plenary.
• Hungarian prosecutors accuse Salis of attempted bodily harm dangerous to life linked to coordinated 2023 street attacks in Budapest, allegations she rejects.
• Committee rapporteur Adrián Vázquez Lázara called the outcome a troubling precedent and said he expects Hungary may challenge it at the EU Court, as the panel also weighed requests concerning Péter Magyar and Klára Dobrev.