What changed
The versions differ only in wording: minor rephrasing and grammatical adjustments in recitals A, B, and E. #1#2#3
0 changes of substance, plus 3 wording-only. Each change below carries a one-line ✦ note from the same model. Written from the two texts only — read the highlighted passages before relying on it.
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Change #1 Wording
Replaces 'Parliament,' with 'Parliament elected in Germany, in' to clarify the context of the Member's election.
A. whereas the German Federal Ministry of Justice has transmitted a request from the Chief Public Prosecutor in Munich for the waiver of the immunity of Petr Bystron, Member of the European Parliament,Parliament elected in Germany, in connection with alleged acts which may amount to fraud under Section 263(1) of the German Criminal Code, regarding an alleged false declaration in connection to the disbursement of a flat-rate allowance;
Change #2 Wording
Replaces 'this' with 'that' in the description of the staff member's role, a minor grammatical adjustment.
B. whereas, according to the request, Petr Bystron was a member of the German Bundestag from 2017 to July 2024; whereas in his capacity as a member of the German Bundestag, he was entitled, under Section 12(3) of the Members of the Bundestag Act (AbgG), to a flat-rate allowance covering, inter alia, the employment of staff; whereas, on 10 November 2021, Petr Bystron signed an employment contract to engage a staff member as a ‘clerical officer/typist’ in his constituency office in Munich; whereas it is alleged that by submitting the employment contract to the Bundestag administration, Petr Bystron expressly declared that thisthat staff member would be working as a clerical officer/typist in his constituency office; whereas the request indicates that, in fact, that staff member did not work as a clerical officer/typist; whereas it is alleged that because of the incorrect information in the employment contract, the Bundestag administration assumed, wrongly, that the conditions under Section 12(3) AbgG for disbursement of the flat-rate allowance had been met and therefore gave instructions for salary payments to be made to the staff member (approximately EUR 14 850 in total); whereas, according to the request, those circumstances were known to Petr Bystron and he is thus suspected of intentionally making a false declaration;
Change #3 Wording
Replaces 'their parliament;' with 'the parliament of their Member State;' to rephrase the reference to national parliament.
E. whereas Article 9, first paragraph, point (a), of Protocol No 7 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union provides that, during the sessions of the European Parliament, Members of the European Parliament are to enjoy, in the territory of their own state, the immunities accorded to members of the parliament of their parliament;Member State;