The proposed new intelligence body is facing pushback from the bloc’s existing spy service, sources say
The European Commission plans to establish a new intelligence division directly under President Ursula von der Leyen, even as the move faces resistance from the EU’s existing spy apparatus, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
The new structure will reportedly operate within the commission’s secretariat-general, drawing staff from national intelligence agencies. Its role will focus on sharing intelligence across the bloc rather than conducting covert operations abroad, according to FT sources.
The EU already has an intelligence body, the…
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