European Dispute Reduces Plans to Establish a Special Intelligence Unit for the Union

Translation by SadaNews - Politico reported that the European Commission, led by Ursula von der Leyen, has significantly scaled back its plans to establish a special intelligence unit for the European Union, following a dispute with the Union's foreign minister, Kaja Kallas.

According to the report, Kallas, who is responsible for managing the exchange of intelligence information within the Union, clashed with von der Leyen and retained this authority for herself.

This development comes after a previous report published by the Financial Times, which indicated that the European Union had been planning to create a special intelligence unit operating under the leadership of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, to coordinate the activities of various intelligence agencies within the Union.

However, the institutional conflict between von der Leyen and Kallas halted the project, revealing a power struggle within the EU institutions regarding the management of a sensitive issue like intelligence.