DECISION (EU) 2023/367 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

of 19 January 2023

extending the term of office of the Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of the Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

— having regard to the proposal by the Conference of Presidents,

— having regard to Article 226 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

— having regard to Decision 95/167/EC, Euratom, ECSC of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 19 April 1995 on the detailed provisions governing the exercise of the European Parliament’s right of inquiry (1),

— having regard to Decision (EU) 2022/480 of the European Parliament of 10 March 2022 on setting up a committee of inquiry to investigate the use of the Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware, and defining the subject of the inquiry, as well as the responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office of the committee (2),

— having regard to Rule 208(11) of its Rules of Procedure,

whereas the Committee of Inquiry requested an extension of its term of office in order to enable it to fulfil its mandate fully and properly;

Decides to extend by three months the term of office of the Committee of Inquiry.

For the European Parliament

The President

R. METSOLA

(1)

OJ L 113, 19.5.1995, p. 1

(2)

OJ L 98, 25.3.2022, p. 72