Senate spokeswoman for Esquerra Republicana Mirella Cortés asked Minister of Defence Margarita Robles on Tuesday, 28 March “whether the Government considers it its duty to contribute to clarifying the cases of espionage carried out with Pegasus spyware.” The question came after the Spanish government failed to receive the European Parliament mission to Madrid to inquire into the Catalangate case, and “the Government decided to avoid them with various excuses,” Ms Cortès rebuked.