not true since long time ago https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/25/insulting-french-president-criminal-offence https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/j

not true since long time ago https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/25/insulting-french-president-criminal-offence https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/25/insulting-fren... also: most EU countries have laws that protect public speech and especially people's representatives from being prosecuted for expressing their opinions.