Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000435/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Markéta Gregorová (Verts/ALE), Nela Riehl (Verts/ALE), Reinier Van Lanschot (Verts/ALE), Damian Boeselager (Verts/ALE)
In its follow-up to the Parliament report on the use of Pegasus and other equivalent software, the Commission stated that it is ‘exploring the possibility of presenting a non-legislative initiative’ in order to clarify ‘the interplay between EU law … and national security’[1]. Recently, reports from the press revealed that a communication from the Commission, initially scheduled to be published in June 2024, has been delayed[2]. The necessity of such clarification has become urgent, as the French Constitutional Council has partially struck down a law legalising the use of such technologies[3]. Parliament’s concerns regarding the use of spyware remain unanswered so far.
- 1.When is the Commission planning to publish its communication on the matter?
- 2.Will it publish information about the input it received to produce this communication?
- 3.How will it ensure that Member States abide by the Court of Justice of the EU case-law and EU law on the matter?
Submitted: 31.1.2025
- [1] https://data.europarl.europa.eu/distribution/doc/SP-2023-436-TA-9-2023-0244_en.docx.
- [2] https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-commission-national-security-does-not-justify-spying-document/.
- [3] https://www.conseil-constitutionnel.fr/actualites/communique/decision-n-2023-855-dc-du-16-novembre-2023-communique-de-presse.