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Request for the waiver of the immunity of Matteo Ricci

TA-10-2026-0319 · P10_TA(2026)0319 · PE791.877

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Parliament decided to waive the immunity of Matteo Ricci, a Member elected in Italy, at the request of the Public Prosecutor's Office at the Court of Pesaro. The request concerns criminal proceedings over alleged corruption and embezzlement during his time as mayor of Pesaro, and the seizure and use of his correspondence. Parliament found the alleged offences are not opinions or votes cast in his parliamentary duties, and that no intention to damage his political activity can be assumed.

Key points

  1. Parliament waives the immunity of Matteo Ricci, Member of the European Parliament elected in Italy.
  2. The request came from the Public Prosecutor's Office at the Court of Pesaro on 8 June 2026, in connection with ongoing criminal proceedings.
  3. The alleged offences relate to the period from 30 May 2019 to 18 June 2024, when Matteo Ricci was mayor of Pesaro.
  4. The proceedings concern alleged corruption under Articles 319, 320 and 321 of the Italian Criminal Code and embezzlement under Article 314, and also concern 26 other individuals.
  5. The waiver is sought for the seizure, review and possible use of correspondence between Matteo Ricci and an alleged collaborator, found on his telephone.
  6. Parliament states that immunity protects Parliament and its Members from legal proceedings over activities carried out in the performance of parliamentary duties.
  7. Parliament states that immunity is not a Member's personal privilege but a guarantee of the independence of Parliament and its Members.
  8. Matteo Ricci was elected in the June 2024 European elections and was not a Member at the time of the alleged offences.
  9. Parliament finds the alleged offences are not an opinion expressed or a vote cast in the performance of his duties under Article 8 of Protocol No 7.
  10. Parliament finds that no intention to damage Matteo Ricci's political activity as a Member, and thus Parliament's independence, can be assumed.
  11. Parliament states it cannot act as a court and that a Member cannot be regarded as a defendant in a waiver of immunity procedure.

Who is affected

  • Matteo Ricci, Member of the European Parliament elected in Italy: his immunity is waived.
  • The Public Prosecutor's Office at the Court of Pesaro, Italy: it requested the waiver for its criminal proceedings.
  • 26 other individuals also concerned by the criminal proceedings.

Figures and deadlines

  • 8 June 2026: date the Public Prosecutor's Office at the Court of Pesaro submitted the waiver request.
  • 15 June 2026: date the request was announced in Parliament.
  • 30 May 2019 to 18 June 2024: period of the alleged offences, when Matteo Ricci was mayor of Pesaro.
  • 26 other individuals: also concerned by the criminal proceedings.

Legal basis: Articles 8 and 9 of Protocol No 7 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union, and Article 6(2) of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage.