MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – List of organisations that have raised concerns with the Commission about the arrest of Russian spy Pavel Rubtsov – E-000024/2025(ASW)

As mentioned in the reply to E-001534/2024, the Commission’s position on Russia’s espionage, hybrid threats and disinformation campaigns is one of strong condemnation.

As also stated before, the country chapter for Poland of the 2023 Rule of Law Report[1] contains a factual reference to the case and indicates the sources of the relevant information, which include the Council of Europe platform to promote the protection of journalism and safety of journalists. The Commission usually refers to such alerts in the Rule of Law Report under the pillar of media freedom in relation to all Member States.

• [1] https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/b576c76e-0755-4690-9266-7895c4294433_en?filename=48_1_52627_coun_chap_poland_en.pdf