{"id":71248,"date":"2025-11-12T10:14:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T10:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2025\/11\/12\/the-european-union-wants-its-own-intelligence-branch\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:25:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:25:00","slug":"the-european-union-wants-its-own-intelligence-branch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2025\/11\/12\/the-european-union-wants-its-own-intelligence-branch\/","title":{"rendered":"The European Union wants its own intelligence branch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BERLIN \u2014 The European Union is working to establish an intelligence unit under Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, a move that could raise questions about the division of sovereignty between national capitals and Brussels on a key national security issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea was first reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/b8a3aee3-222b-4b4f-a1e2-e7a819ac0dd2\" rel=\"\">by the Financial Times<\/a> on Nov. 11 and subsequently confirmed to other publications by EU spokespeople. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new unit will aim to better coordinate intelligence information collected by national services and the European Union itself. This would help inform joint positions as the EU maneuvers on the global stage, the proposal goes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An EU spokesperson told the German press agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tagesspiegel.de\/internationales\/eu-mitgliedstaaten-sind-skeptisch-von-der-leyen-plant-neuen-geheimdienst-in-brussel-14814821.html#:~:text=seien%20noch%20in%20einem%20sehr%20%E2%80%9Eembryonalen%20Stadium%E2%80%9C\" rel=\"\">DPA<\/a> that the plans were still in a \u201cvery embryonic\u201d stage and that the final unit would likely consist only of a handful of experts recruited from national agencies. No specific timeline has been set yet, according to a commission spokesperson cited by FT. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plan, which Financial Times reports has not yet been coordinated with the EU\u2019s 27 member countries, is likely to bring fierce debate about authorities and sovereignty. The EU already has an intelligence unit, which is housed in its External Action Service \u2014 effectively, the bloc\u2019s foreign ministry \u2014 whose officials are reportedly opposed to the idea of the new unit directly under von der Leyen. They have voiced concerns that the office may duplicate the work of their Intelligence and Situation Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">National security is explicitly reserved as a national issue under the EU\u2019s key treaties. While the war in Ukraine has provided an impetus for European integration in defense, member countries\u2019 capitals continue to guard these areas of sovereignty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pushback from member states seems likely, not least because intelligence sharing has long been a touchy subject given the differing political allegiances across the bloc, with some members maintaining at least lukewarm relations with Russia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intelligence sharing has long been a touchy subject given the differing political allegiances across the 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