Request for the waiver of the immunity of Giorgos Grammatikakis

The European Parliament decided to waive the immunity of Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS (S&D, EL).

Parliament recalled that the deputy public prosecutor at the Supreme Court of the Hellenic Republic has requested the waiver of the immunity of Giorgos Grammatikakis, in connection with proceedings relating to an alleged offence in Crete, during the period 2000-2002.

The proposed proceedings concern a discussion held on 8 March 1996 on the possibility of concluding a new private collective insurance policy – in addition to the compulsory insurance policy – for all employees of the University of Crete and allegedly unlawful payments being made in successive instalments over the period 2000-2002.

Noting that the proposed proceedings are clearly unrelated to Giorgos Grammatikakis’s status as a Member of the European Parliament, given that they relate to his former position as Rector of the Senate of the University of Crete, and that they do not concern opinions expressed or votes cast in the performance of his duties as a Member of the European Parliament, Parliament decided to waive the immunity of Giorgos Grammatikakis.