MEP Alvise Pérez (NI) has submitted a parliamentary question to the European Commission, asking whether its Rule of Law Report will assess alleged misuse of Spanish public authorities or state resources against him as an elected Member of the European Parliament. The question, dated 12 June 2026, follows a court filing in Spain in which Pérez claims he was targeted due to his political activity, including surveillance and a coordinated media smear campaign. He argues that if state-linked structures were used to monitor, intimidate or discredit an MEP, this would affect democratic pluralism and the values enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union.
whether the Commission will assess possible misuse of state resources against an MEP in its Rule of Law Report; whether it will reflect these allegations in the Spain country chapter if they affect democratic pluralism; and what objective criteria it will apply to ensure equal scrutiny of rule-of-law breaches across member states. The Commission typically replies to parliamentary questions within six weeks; its answer will signal whether it considers such individual cases within the scope of its annual rule of law assessment. The question highlights a tension between national judicial proceedings and EU-level rule of law monitoring, with potential implications for the protection of MEPs' mandate and the credibility of the Commission's reporting mechanism. Stakeholders affected include the European Commission, which faces pressure to address individual allegations; Spanish authorities, whose actions are under scrutiny; and other MEPs, who may see this as a test of institutional safeguards against political intimidation.