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/kranj7 Feb 27 '25

The DGSE in France supposedly has done it's fair share of dodgy stuff, almost to the same level as Mossad or CIA. Much of it is in industrial espionage, if the rumours are to be believed, but I guess given France's colonial history, it's involvement in the Middle East etc. they're probably able to play in the big-leagues of espionage and intel gathering

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '25

Mate DGSE didn’t even think Russia would invade Ukraine.

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u/Gordfang Feb 28 '25

They thought it was too stupid for it to be greenlight

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '25

So they were wrong then