25/07/24 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 25 July, the European Commission condemned “any attempt to illegally access citizens’ data, including that of journalists and politicians”, using spyware as “totally unacceptable”. Politico reported on Thursday 25 July that the phone of German Greens/EFA member Daniel Freund was the target of spyware 2 weeks before the European elections. “Investigating such matters is the responsibility of each EU Member State and the responsible national authorities. We always expect national authorities to thoroughly look into any allegations of this kind and to restore citizens’ trust”, said the Commission. In February, MEPs Nathalie Loiseau (Renew Europe, French) and Elena Yoncheva (Renew Europe, Bulgarian) were also targeted. The software is said to be produced by the Israeli company Candiru, according to Politico. (SP)