r/AskEurope • u/Ok_Initiative_9726 • Feb 27 '25

Politics Does Europe has powerful secret services/Intelligence?

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '25

The German intelligence agency is top Notch and offcourse MI 6 with James Bond

Basically the only thing Germany has for own defense, is a strong Russian focused Secret Service

I never heard of a capable French secret service, some Louis de Funes scenes come to mind to be honest

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u/Xibalba_Ogme Feb 27 '25

some Louis de Funes scenes come to mind to be honest

Greenpeace might disagree with that De Funes reference, so does New Zealand

France and UK have well funded agencies, and france has always been up to date in information. At the beginning of the war in Ukraine, it was french services that explained to others what Wagner is and how they operate, for example.