The executive vice president of the European Commission in charge of digital issues, Margrethe Vestager, asked European Union member states to set up restrictions on high-risk vendors in telecommunications networks: 'We are urging member states who have not yet imposed restrictions on high-risk suppliers to do that without delay, as a matter of urgency. [...] A number of countries have passed legislation but they have not put it into effect ... Making it work is even better.'

In response to a question on whether Germany is of particular concern, Vestager replied that 'it is not only Germany, but it is also Germany'.

For context, a set of measures called the 5G Security Toolbox were agreed upon by the European Union member states in 2020 for the purpose of providing a framework for security in modern telecommunications networks.