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Data, Spies and Indifference: How Mitsotakis Survived His ‘Watergate’
The surveillance scandal made headlines but did not hurt the Greek government at the ballot box. Experts say this reflects a general ambivalence about...
Why is musician Roger Waters being witch-hunted in Germany?
By Peter Schwarz
2 June 2023
Rock musician Roger Waters ended his successful tour of Germany with a concert in Frankfurt on May 28. While tens...
French armed forces minister was also targeted by Pegasus spyware
France’s former armed forces minister Florence Parly was unknowingly targeted while in office by the secret Pegasus spyware, sold to governments by Israeli surveillance...
Turkey elections: Why Europe is desperate to see Erdogan lose
Erdogan has learned from bitter experience to play hard ball with European capitals
By David Hearst
May 11, 2023
The Economist has surpassed itself in its clearly...
Frankfurt Undermines Human Rights by Canceling a Concert by Roger Waters
by Vijay Prashad - Katie Halper
March 13, 2023
After a highly acclaimed run in North America, Roger Waters will take his “This Is Not a...
Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau Cuts City’s Ties With Israel Over ‘Crime...
By Julia Conley
Feb 09, 2023
Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau on Wednesday announced her city is cutting ties with Israel and ending its symbolic 25-year-old "twin...
Greek opposition to boycott parliament over wiretap scandal
Feb 2. 2023
Greece’s main opposition party said Tuesday that it won’t participate in parliamentary votes until a general election is held later this year,...
Israeli secret services behind surveillance in Greece
The editor of the Greek newspaper Documento Kostas Vaxevanis, who has been responsible for many of the revelations regarding the Greek surveillance scandal, insisted that...
Greece’s spy scandal must shake us out of complacency
By Glykeria Arapi
Athens, 26. Jan
A surveillance scandal that has smouldered for almost a year erupted this week after the leader of Greece's main opposition...
Europe’s got a big, creepy spyware problem – and it’s going...
Journalists and digital experts are uncovering large-scale domestic spying in European Union countries with hackers targeting the smartphones of journalists, lawyers, politicians and activists....