EU denies having supplied US know-how with out commissioners for fears of espionage | EUROtoday

Among the commissioners anticipated within the United States from 21 to 26 April they seem Valdis Dombrovskis (Economy), Maria Luís Albuquerque (Financial Services) and Jozef Síkela (Development Cooperation).

The Commission confirmed the updating of the rules on security, specifying that the European service for exterior motion has contributed to defining them, as ordinary in circumstances of journey to excessive geopolitical sensitivity.

According to the directions, digital units have to be off on the time of entry into the nation and, if left unattended, positioned in particular anti-suponage circumstances. A measure made crucial additionally by the truth that the US border authorities have the proper to examine guests’ telephones and computer systems.

“After all, this is not a surprise,” commented Luuk Van Middelaar, director of the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics. “The United States are not Beijing or Moscow, but they can still act with methods outside the law to protect their interests. Democratic administrations, such as Obama, have also been accused of similar activities, as in the case of the interception of the Merkel Chancellor phone”.

In March, France denounced the expulsion of its personal researcher by the US authorities for opinions expressed towards American scientific coverage, an indication that surveillance may concern the private contents of those that enter the nation.