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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8249

6 July 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 45
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/immunity
Parliament decides not to waive Mr Korakas' immunity

Strasbourg, 05/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - By adopting the report by Klaus-Heiner Lehne (EPP-DE Germany), the European Parliament has decided to not lift the parliamentary immunity of Efstratios Korakas (GUE/NGL Greece). Mr Korakas is accused of getting his girlfriend to make slanderous accusations against her husband from whom she is separated. Her husband has accused Mr Korakas of having used his influence as an MEP to discredit him. The fact that the criticism levelled at the MEP has...

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