The Minister of the Interior referred to the issue of personal data arising from the sending of emails to expatriates by MEP Anna Michelle Asimakopoulou Niki Kerameos speaking to ERTNews.

Mrs. Kerameos stated that the MEP has given and will continue to give answers about where she found the emails.

He then reported to the Ministry of the Interior that it does not give anyone information about citizens.

Mrs. Kerameos announced an internal audit at the Ministry of the Interior to confirm the adequacy of the security of personal data protection procedures with regard to the electoral rolls 2023 and beyond and added:

“We will leave no shadow in this case, concerning the adequacy of data security, for the electoral rolls of 2023, while it has nothing to do with postal voting».

He added that Ms. Asimakopoulou has stated that she did not receive a relevant list from the Ministry of the Interior and reminded that the Personal Data Protection Authority is also conducting a check.

The Minister of the Interior noted: “The opposition is using this event as a tool because it had voted against the postal vote”, while regarding the first response data, she stated that “on the issue of the postal vote, we are touching the 94 countries between them and countries that did not operate electoral centers in the last elections and the 23,000 applications”.