Overview

• On 23 September, the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee will hold a secret, non‑binding vote on Hungary’s request to revoke Salis’s protection, shaping the decisive 7 October plenary.
• Rapporteur Adrián Vázquez Lázara is expected to recommend revocation based on the view that parliamentary immunity does not extend to alleged offenses committed before election.
• With 188 seats, the European People’s Party is pivotal, and Salis would likely need roughly one third of its members, including some from Forza Italia, to support her or abstain to preserve immunity.
• The committee is also slated to consider the case of Hungarian EPP MEP Péter Magyar, with reports of pressure for a vote swap that could affect positions on Salis.
• If immunity is lifted, proceedings in Budapest could restart with potential arrest or an international warrant, as Viktor Orbán intensifies public attacks and Italy’s Antonio Tajani says he does not consider Salis a terrorist.