The proposal to establish a European espionage organization similar to the CIA

According to Isna, the former president of Finland, Sauli Niinisto, claimed in the study document on the preparation of the European Union for war and crisis, which was published on Wednesday, that this union needs its own special intelligence agency, such as the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). To help the countries of this union to repel threats, vandalism and the activities of foreign agents in the capitals of this continent by intensifying the exchange of information.

The American media Politico reported that Niinisto, who was the president of Finland for more than a decade, was tasked by Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the European Commission, to prepare a detailed report on the bloc’s readiness for war and urban defense, along with proposals. To promote these things.

According to the report of this American publication, in this report Niinisto recommended to the European Union to form a new organization for “intelligence cooperation at the level of the European Union that can serve both operational and strategic requirements”.

He also claimed in this report that the European Union “needs an anti-sabotage network in order to protect its infrastructure.”

The former president of Finland also said in a statement after the presentation of this report alongside von der Leyen: “More measures should be taken to strengthen the counter-espionage sector in the institutions of the European Union.”

Politico wrote in its report: “Several diplomats have been expelled from European capitals following accusations of espionage, and Brussels, while hosting hundreds of institutions and embassies, has become a hotspot for agents’ activities. “Additionally, Russia’s war against Ukraine has caused chaos across the EU – in areas ranging from drones monitoring military training bases, foiled assassination attempts against weapons executives, and attacks on undersea infrastructure.”

According to Politico, despite the fact that five Western English-speaking countries, including the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, share information in the so-called “Five Eyes” alliance, Niinisto said that the potential intelligence agency of the European Union should focus on the proper use of the information it collects. It has already been operationalized.

He said: We have to trust each other.

“We all know that gathering information is primarily the responsibility of member states,” von der Leyen noted. “We need to strengthen the flow of information and its collection.”

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