The issue of “illegal export of Predator from Greece to African states” is submitted to the Commission by the Eurogroup SYRIZA-PSas stated in the related post.
According to the question addressed to the European Commission, the MEPs from SYRIZA-PS, Dimitris Papadimoulis, Kostas Arvanitis, Petros Kokkalis, Stelios Kuloglou and Elena Kuntura they ask to be informed whether “the Greek government has responded to the Commission’s request since 14 February for clarification” and “has communicated the EDE’s opinion, which the Greek government refuses to make public.”
Below is the text of the question to the European Commission.
“Following publications revealing that the Greek government has granted licenses to export Predator malware to Madagascar, where shipments of illegal software have been confirmed by The New York Times — and to two other countries, one of which is in East Africa — the European Prosecutor’s Office reportedly , launched an investigation into the illegal export of Predator by the Greek government and, in particular, the violation of Regulation 2021/821 (the establishment of an EU control system for exports, intermediation, technical assistance, transit and transfer of dual-use goods). items).
Meanwhile, during an exchange of views at the European Parliament’s PEGA Commission of Inquiry on March 28, European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis criticized the use of the Predator by the Greek government and said that on February 14, the Commission requested clarification from the Greek government regarding exports. Predator license, but still have not received a response.
The commission is asked:
Did the Greek government respond to the Commission’s request for clarification?
– Has she been informed of the EDE’s conclusion of the investigation into the revelations, which the Greek government refuses to make public?
He intends to contribute to a full investigation into the revelations of the illegal export of the Predator by the Greek government, and if so, what specific actions he intends to take.
Source: RES-IPE
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