European Parliament decision of 2 February 2023 on the request for defence of the privileges and immunities of Helmut Geuking (2022/2052(IMM))

P9_TA(2023)0021 Request for defence of the privileges and immunities of Helmut Geuking European Parliament decision of 2 February 2023 on the request for defence of the privileges and immunities of Helmut Geuking (2022/2052(IMM)) (2023/C 267/04) The European Parliament, — having regard to the request by Helmut Geuking, dated 11 May 2022 and announced in plenary on 18 May 2022, for the defence of his privileges and immunities in connection with the civil proceedings pending before the Hamburg Regional Court (reference number 324 O 276/20), — having heard Helmut Geuking in accordance with Rule 9(6) of its Rules of Procedure, — having regard to Article 8 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, — having regard to the judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 21 October 2008, 19 March 2010, 6 September 2011, 17 January 2013 and 19 December 2019 (1), — having regard to Rule 5(2) and Rules 7 and 9 of its Rules of Procedure, — having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A9-0013/2023), A. whereas Helmut Geuking, Member of the European Parliament, has requested the defence of his parliamentary immunity in connection with civil proceedings before the Hamburg Regional Court; B. whereas a German company, one of its subsidiaries and an expert in company...