The European Commission will establish a working group to investigate allegations that Hungary conducted intelligence operations targeting European Union (EU) officials, according to the Commission’s spokesperson Balazs Ujvari, SİA reports.
Speaking at a briefing, Ujvari stated that the EU is taking all reports on the issue seriously.
“We remain committed to protecting Commission staff, data, and networks from illegal intelligence-gathering activities. This is currently an operational security matter, so I cannot provide further details. However, I can confirm that an internal team will be created to investigate these allegations,” he said.
The investigation follows a joint report by Germany’s Der Spiegel, Belgium’s De Tijd, and Hungary’s independent group Direkt36. Journalists concluded that one of the alleged spies, identified as V., served in Brussels between 2015-2017 under diplomatic cover.
At that time, his supervisor was Hungary’s ambassador to the EU, who is now the European Commissioner, Oliver Varhelyi. According to the investigation, the alleged spy attempted to recruit an EU official while collecting not only political information but also personal rumors and gossip.
Sources told journalists that V. regularly met with the official, proposed ideas to increase the presence of Hungarians in EU institutions, and even offered money for cooperation, though the offer was reportedly refused.
Investigators believe that Hungary pressured its agents to maintain contact through unsecured channels, which likely led to the group’s exposure in 2017.
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