Brussels has called on the 27 member countries and telecoms operators to exclude this equipment from their mobile networks. The EU executive said in a statement that Huawei and ZTE "represent materially higher risks than other 5G suppliers" The Commission added that it would "take the necessary security measures not to acquire new connectivity services based on the equipment of these providers" Europe is under pressure from the United States to exclude these Chinese companies accused of allowing espionage activities on behalf of Beijing. Washington has already banned the sale of equipment from five Chinese suppliers.