Frustration over the lack of cooperation from member states and the European Commission has left MEPs probing spyware in the EU upset and demanding answers.
The EU Commission says it works closely with EU states on dual-use exports but won't comment on revelations Greece authorised the sale of spyware software to Madagascar.
Terezija Gras from Croatia, Dutchman Hans Leijtens, and Frontex's current interim executive director Aija Kalnaja, are all competing for a job left vacant by the resignation of Fabrice Leggeri.
While the European Parliament votes to ban granting citizenship against investment to Russian applicants, Dominica and several Caribbean island nations