US EditionPolish far-right presidential candidate stripped of immunity by European Parliament
- On May 6, 2025, the European Parliament in Strasbourg voted to strip Polish far-right MEP Grzegorz Braun of his parliamentary immunity, allowing prosecution in Poland.
- The immunity removal followed a request by Polish judicial authorities filed last October related to Braun's actions, including using a fire extinguisher to douse Hanukkah candles in parliament.
- Braun, a controversial Polish presidential candidate and former Confederation party member, has a record of provocative acts like disrupting a Holocaust memorial, desecrating EU flags, and inciting antisemitic rhetoric.
- After the vote, Braun publicly set fire to and stomped on the European Union flag, posting a video on X in which he expressed his opposition to the “Judaisation” of Poland and Euro-communism.
- The Polish Justice Minister, Adam Bodnar, condemned Braun’s behavior, calling for swift legal action, and prosecutors in Warsaw are investigating multiple incidents involving Braun.
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Polish far-right presidential candidate stripped of immunity by European Parliament
Keep our news free from ads and paywalls by making a donation to support our work! Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. The European Parliament has voted to strip Gregorz Braun, a Polish far-right MEP, of legal immunity so that he can face charges in his homeland for a variety of…
MEPs voted to lift Grzegorz Braun's immunity. This concerns, among other things, the extinguishing of Hanukkah candles in the Sejm in 2023.
Although Grzegorz Braun has been sitting not in the Sejm but in the European Parliament for almost a year, he is still required to file a property declaration. The document signed by the presidential candidate contains several interesting facts.
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