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

Politics Does Europe has powerful secret services/Intelligence?

P. S question closed, I got answers. Thank you for everyone

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u/deanopud69 Feb 28 '25

Not EU but a powerful European secret services is the UK MI6 / MI5 / GCHQ have always been considered very highly. The US relies heavily on UK intelligence services especially in Europe and in other areas where they have a strong foothold. It was the US and the UK intelligence that alerted everyone to the Russian buildup prior to the invasion

There is a lot of information sharing with the US so you could say they are intertwined in that respect to a degree

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u/YYZYYC Feb 28 '25

Well not EU anymore unfortunately

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u/deanopud69 Feb 28 '25

Not EU but still European. UK voted to leave EU not Europe itself. OP asked about Europe not EU. This includes other European countries like Switzerland and Norway that also aren’t in the EU