Source: European Parliament
Priority question for written answer P-000589/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Sandro Gozi (Renew)
Last week, Euractiv published an article entitled ‘EXCLUSIVE: Spyware firm behind new surveillance of journalists, civil society operates from the EU’[1] on the Paragon scandal involving the systematic surveillance of over a hundred European citizens’ mobile phones and WhatsApp accounts. The article reveals that individuals in various EU Member States, such as Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden, including journalists and civil society organisations critical of national governments, are being spied on by unidentified actors.
- 1.Is the Commission aware of this breach of fundamental rights and digital privacy of European citizens and has it started to conduct an analysis of who was targeted, why and by whom?
- 2.What measures will the Commission take in order to respond to and address this breach of European citizens’ rights?
- 3.Will the Commission follow up on the recommendations of the former European Parliament PEGA Committee[2], take immediate action to ensure full transparency and accountability, and address these spyware threats?
Submitted: 10.2.2025