In particular, he recalled that the administration of the former President of the United States, Donald Trump, has taken a number of restrictive measures against the applications in question due to concerns related to ensuring national security.
The European Union, in turn, did not introduce any restrictions against TikTok and WeChat, the MEP said.
"Does the European Commission think these applications are safe for EU citizens (especially considering the possible transfer of data to the Chinese authorities)?"
- Bukhait asked in his address to the EC.
Earlier, the European Organization for Consumer Protection (BEUC) filed a complaint with the EC on TikTok.
The text noted that the Chinese social network "does not protect minors from inappropriate content."
Last year, Donald Trump signed a decree on measures against WeChat and TikTok.
In turn, the current American leader Joe Biden in June this year canceled the decrees of his predecessor.
The US President has signed a new document requiring security verification of these and other applications.