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The European Parliament investigating spyware use in Europe today criticized some of Europe's most powerful politicians and said they share responsibility for infiltrating phones with malware.

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Members of the European Parliament spent months investigating a series of scandals in countries such as Spain, the , η Ουγγαρία και η Πολωνία σχετικά με το πώς κατέληξαν spyware σε τηλέφωνα προσωπικοτήτων της αντιπολίτευσης και δημοσιογράφων. Τα αποτελέσματα της έρευνας "είναι σοκαριστικά και θα πρέπει να ανησυχήσουν κάθε Ευρωπαίο πολίτη", ανέφερε ένα προσχέδιο (draft) της έκθεσης της Ολλανδέζας Sophie In't Veld.

The Dutch MP she said in an interview with Politico that all member states have spyware at their disposal, whether they admit it or not.

"Η χειραγώγηση των εθνικών εκλογών με τη χρήση spyware, επηρεάζει άμεσα τη σύνθεση των θεσμικών οργάνων της ΕΕ και την πολιτική ισορροπία στα όργανα διακυβέρνησης της ΕΕ. Οι τέσσερις ή πέντε κυβερνήσεις, που κατηγορούνται για κατάχρηση λογισμικού κατασκοπείας, αντιπροσωπεύουν σχεδόν το ένα τέταρτο του πληθυσμού της ΕΕ, επομένως έχουν σημαντικό βάρος στο Συμβούλιο", αναφέρει η έκθεσή της.

"Ανησυχούμε πολύ για την αμερικανική , ανησυχούμε για τη δημοκρατία στη Βραζιλία… Γιατί ανησυχούμε για τόσα πολλά πράγματα εκτός από τη δημοκρατία εντός της ίδιας της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης;" αναρωτήθηκε η Sophie In't Veld στη συνέντευξη.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis are two leaders at the center of national debates about the use of spyware by national security agencies. In Hungary and Poland, the opposition has also attacked the government leadership after revelations that spyware was used for political purposes.

Sophie In't Veld is now asking the Commission to launch a full investigation into all these allegations and suspicions of spyware against Commission officials and the meeting of all heads of state, and the European Council, to dedicate a summit on issue.

Members of parliament investigating the issue have visited countries that have had spyware incidents in recent months. They visited Greece last week and Cyprus, Poland and Israel before that.

The draft includes the first results of the research. The researchers will now turn to recommending policy measures to curb spyware abuse and are expected to publish a final report next year.

In't Veld is also calling for a moratorium on spyware until the EU establishes common rules for the use of malware.

It states that the moratorium can be lifted on a country-by-country basis if the countries concerned can demonstrate that they have a framework for the responsible use of intervention tools , if they consent to EU oversight and if they immediately remove export licenses for software that does not meet EU criteria.

Parliament's plan would not require a ban on spyware in Europe, as there may be exceptional cases where spyware can be useful, provided it is used within the limits of the law, In't Veld said.

Σύμφωνα με την In't Veld, "ειλικρινά, καταχράται όλη η έννοια της εθνικής ασφάλειας… Μόλις γίνει επίκληση της εθνικής ασφάλειας, η διαφάνεια δεν ισχύει πλέον, τα δικαιώματα των πολιτών δεν ισχύουν πια. Ο κοινοβουλευτικός ή δικαστικός έλεγχος δεν ισχύει πλέον. Είναι βασικά ένας τομέας ανομίας".

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