MEPs discuss Greece's wiretapping scandal

Members of European Parliament discussed an unfolding wiretapping scandal in Greece Feb. 15, The Brussels Times reports. The cellphone belonging to MEP Nikos Androulakis, a member of an opposition party PASOK, in his home country, recently discovered spyware on his device “during a routine cybersecurity check” by IT Services in Brussels. In Greece, the ruling New Democracy claimed the surveillance of opposition politicians, journalists and other civic leaders was lawful. The opposition Syriza party said it will abstain from parliamentary votes until a national election is held, in wake of the scandal.