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"This has to be verified, but if it is the case, it is completely unacceptable.... Free press is one of the core values of the European Union."

EU CHIEF URSULA VON DER LEYEN ON THE SPYWARE SCANDAL INVOLVING AN ISRAELI SOFTWARE FIRM . Media outlets drew links  between the Israel-based NSO Group, accused of supplying spyware to governments, and a list of thousands of smartphone numbers, including those of activists, journalists, business executives and politicians around the world.