EU Forms New Intelligence Unit to Enhance Spy Agency Coordination

The European Commission, led by President Ursula von der Leyen, is establishing an intelligence unit to enhance the integration and use of data from EU national spy agencies, as reported by the Financial Times. The unit plans to recruit officials from the EU's intelligence community.

The European Commission is developing a new intelligence unit to better integrate data from national spy agencies, according to a report by the Financial Times. This initiative is spearheaded by President Ursula von der Leyen.

Set to be established within the commission's secretariat-general, the intelligence unit aims to bolster joint intelligence efforts by enlisting officials from various EU intelligence agencies.

The Financial Times relied on sources familiar with the plans, but Reuters has not independently verified the report.

(With inputs from agencies.)