Overview
- In a written reply, Commission Vice‑President Henna Virkkunen said Spain’s Interior Ministry deal could create dependence on a high‑risk provider.
- The contract concerns storage of court‑authorized telephone intercepts for Spain’s SITEL system.
- The response was issued to a question from Jorge Buxadé, leader of Vox in the European Parliament.
- Brussels recalled its 2023 position that Huawei and ZTE pose significantly greater risks than other 5G vendors and should face exposure limits and funding restrictions.
- The Commission announced no sanctions over the deal and said it will examine supply‑chain security in the next review of the EU Cybersecurity Regulation.