15
Jun
2023
Watch
Investigation of the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware (Recommendation) (B9-0664/2022, B9-0260/2023)
Mr President, I consider today's vote in favour of the recommendation to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware to be of great importance, with 411 votes in favour, 97 against. Based on the rationale of the PEGA report, the illegal use of spyware by Member State governments or members of governments is explicitly condemned. Please note that there is evidence of various types and degrees of violations or mismanagement of European Union laws by Poland, Hungary and Greece. Having been subjected to surveillance of my phones by the National Intelligence Service at the behest of the Greek government, because I was supposed to be a danger to national security, I consider today's vote to be of great importance. A big thank you to my colleague Sophie in ’t Veld, from Renew Europe, who has been the protagonist of this successful effort.