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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13126

22 February 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 6 / 25
SECTORAL POLICIES / Home affairs
Spyware and rule of law, European Parliament’s mission to Hungary considers situation to be one of “worst” in EU
Brussels, 21/02/2023 (Agence Europe)

The chairman of the European Parliament’s PEGA Committee of inquiry on spyware and the PEGA rapporteurs, Jeroen Lenaers (EPP) and Sophie in ‘t Veld (Renew Europe), on Tuesday 21 February gave a damning assessment of their visit to Hungary, saying that the situation in the country is “one of the worst in the EU” in terms of remedies and protection of individuals who were spied upon.

The two officials, together with eight elected representatives, undertook a two-day mission to the...

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COMPETITIVENESS: European Commission debates EU long-term competitiveness
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