Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000232/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Isabel Serra Sánchez (The Left)
In Spain, there have recently been cases of officers in the National Police Force having infiltrated people’s lives and social movements using false identities. These actions violate the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which prohibits inhuman and degrading treatment and protects the rights to, and freedoms of, expression, association and assembly. In addition, under Spanish law, these practices could constitute offences both against the inviolability of the home, and of the disclosure of secrets. The provisions of a Franco-era law on official secrets mean we cannot determine how many police officers have infiltrated social movements. That law is one that the European Commission has already asked Spain to review, since it is at odds with the rule of law.
- 1.Does the Commission consider that police infiltration in social movements in Spain violates the above fundamental rights and, therefore, the rule of law?
- 2.Does the Commission consider these practices to endanger the protection of human rights, and what measures does it intend to adopt to ensure that Spain respects and protects these rights in the context of police actions?
- 3.What is the Commission’s assessment of the continued application of the Spanish Law on Official Secrets?
Submitted: 21.1.2025