Overview

• Ilaria Salis retained EU parliamentary immunity in a 306–305 vote with 17 abstentions, halting any immediate prosecution in Hungary.
• Immunity blocks a Hungarian trial but does not bar Italian jurisdiction, which can apply under Article 9 of Italy’s penal code and Protocol No. 7 on MEP immunity.
• Salis publicly urged a home-country trial and criticized Justice Minister Carlo Nordio, while her lawyers asked the ministry to act on her request.
• Any Italian case would require a formal request from the Justice Ministry to the Milan prosecutor and evidence cooperation with Hungary under EU mutual-assistance rules, leaving timing uncertain.
• A Hungarian judge previously said the Budapest proceeding would be annulled if immunity stood, and no official decision has been announced, with legal experts noting Hungary could seek to revisit the case after her mandate if Italy does not prosecute.