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The European parliament is expected to fight off attempts by France and other EU member states to introduce controversial laws that would allow spyware to be inserted on journalists’ phones on the grounds of national security.

If passed, the laws would threaten the confidential sources of thousands of journalists working in the EU and foreign correspondents from the UK, the US and beyond who are based in Europe.

While campaigners want the spying clause to be rejected wholesale, leading MEPs say a more nuanced approach is needed as spyware is allowed in limited circumstances under national law in EU member states.

“An absolute ban on spyware on journalists” would not “fix things”, said Ramona Strugariu, an MEP and rapporteur on the parliament’s European Media Freedom Act committee.

Last week France was accused of an attack on press freedom after police detained the journalist Ariane Lavrilleux after reports on leaked documents alleging French intelligence services was used to target smugglers operating in Egypt.

Chloé Berthélémy, a policy and campaigns officer at European Digital Rights, said: “I think what’s happening in France regarding surveillance laws is particularly worrying for us.

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