Commission says no evidence its staff were targeted in Greek wiretapping scandal

The European Commission has stated that it currently has no information indicating that its staff were targeted in the Greek wiretapping scandal, which involved surveillance of Greek politicians, military personnel, journalists, and others via the National Intelligence Service or Predator spyware. In a written answer on 24 July 2026, Commissioner Serafin, responding to a question by S&D MEPs Nikolas Farantouris, Yannis Maniatis, Nikos Papandreou, and Sakis Arnaoutoglou, said the Commission had not been asked to assist in any related investigation and would only act if evidence emerged that its staff were affected. The answer offers no concrete measures to probe whether European officials were surveilled through their contacts with monitored Greek counterparts, instead pointing to broader security improvements following the European Parliament's PEGA Committee recommendations in 2023. The Commission's response is largely declarative, reaffirming its commitment to staff security without committing to a specific investigation or requesting information from Greek authorities. This leaves the MEPs' concerns about potential spillover surveillance of EU officials unaddressed, with no timeline or institutional follow-up signaled.

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