The reaction of the Greek authorities to the question monitoringThe European Commission said today, while noting that it will continue to follow this issue very closely.

Asked about this in today’s press briefing, the Commission’s Justice and Rule of Law spokesman, Christian Wiegand, responded as follows: highlighted in the July 2022 Rule of Law Commission report. The same procedure was followed as for other Member States for which there were reports of the use of spyware.

Mr. Wigard went on to say that the Commission had received a reply from the Greek authorities and was currently studying it. He also added that the Commission wants to collect information about reports of the use of spyware such as Pegasus or Predator and possible interactions between EU data protection rules. and the national security structure.

“This is what we asked for and received an answer on these issues. At this stage, we are doing this and continue to monitor this issue very carefully, ”the representative of the commission emphasized.

In addition, when asked what the next step of the Commission could be, Deputy Representative Dana Spinan replied that it would depend on the assessment by the competent services of the Commission of the reaction of the Greek authorities.

Finally, Christian Wiegard pointed out that the responsibility for national security lies with member states. However, according to him, member states should apply the relevant EU law. – including the jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice – when they ensure national security.

Source: RES-IPE