EDRi and SHARE Foundation say EU's spyware double standard undermines its credibility

EDRi's Ajanovic Andelic and SHARE Foundation's Ristic say the EU's spyware double standard undermines its credibility, urging the Commission to ban spyware vendors from EU funding, open infringement cases against member states, and tie Serbia's accession to ending state spyware use.

Verified Opinion AI-drafted EDRi opinion piece, 23 September 2026

What the source does not establish. This does not establish that the Commission will adopt any of the proposed measures.

Index score. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Argues for an EU wide spyware ban and rule of law conditionality; moves nothing until enacted. European Sovereignty Index

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