According to Gregorova, NtechLab has been entrusted with the task of operating a biometric system for "mass surveillance" of citizens in Russia.

In this regard, the MEP recalled that the EU has norms that laid the foundation for the application of targeted restrictive measures to resolve the problem of “serious violations and abuses of human rights in the world”: EU Council Decision 2020/1999 and EU Council Decision 2020/1998.

"These targeted restrictive measures ... are designed to contribute to the EU's efforts to consolidate and support democracy, the rule of law and human rights," Gregorova said.

Taking this into account, the parliamentarian asked the European Commission whether NtechLab and its affiliated companies were included in the export control lists "for violation of human rights."

"Are they subject to current or planned EU sanctions, and if not, why not?"

She asked.

In addition, Gregorova asked the EC why a number of European companies, including Finnish Futurice, Spanish Kimaldi, Romanian Intrada Capital SRL and Slovakian Lurity, are still cooperating with NtechLab.

Earlier it was reported that the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs began using a new system for recognizing faces and silhouettes of people and cars in five regions of the country.

The developer company was NtechLab.

Also in the fall of 2020, it became known that the Russian Direct Investment Fund and leading sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East have invested more than 1 billion rubles in NtechLab, one of the world's leading companies in the development of computer vision systems based on artificial intelligence and neural networks.