(EL) According to the hearing of the parliamentary Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs, the Echelon system has been upgraded by the USA. and the United Kingdom to a global telecommunications spy system, the victims of which include the countries of the European Union.
(EL) Ifølge høringen af Europa-Parlamentets Udvalg om Borgernes Friheder er Echelon af USA og Storbritannien blevet udpeget til at være et globalt overvågningssystem over telekommunikationen, hvilket også EU-landene har været ofre for.