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Russia uses ‘elite capture’ to pay off European politicians to soften their image abroad

Pegasus spyware The 38-member “Committee of inquiry to investigate the use of the Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware” will investigate alleged breaches of EU law in the use of the surveillance software by, among others, Hungary and Poland. The committee is going to look into existing national laws regulating surveillance, and whether Pegasus spyware was […]

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Parliament has set up three new committees to look into the use of spyware by EU governments, malicious foreign interference, and lessons from the pandemic.

Brussels, March 9 (CNA) The European Parliament on Wednesday approved a report outlining the threat to democracy of foreign disinformation while calling for closer cooperation with Taiwan on the issue.

Tomorrow, the members of the European Parliament will vote on the final draft report by the Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democr

Section 81 (1) (f) provides that: “Every child, that is to say, every boy and girl under the age of 18 years, has the right to education.” In an attempt to quell the situation,

A delegation of the Security and Defence Subcommittee will go to Tallinn and Vilnius from 21 to 24 February, to receive first-hand information on the threat from cyber-attacks, in the context of escalation of tensions related to the Ukraine crisis. MEPs will meet representatives from the government, NATO and private companies.

The EU’s lack of measures and sanctions make interference an attractive tactic for foreign actors, says the committee on foreign interference and …

The EU’s lack of measures and sanctions make interference an attractive tactic for foreign actors, says the committee on foreign interference and disinformation.