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European Commission under pressure over Hungarian spying allegations

Summary by Politico Europe
MEPs want to know if the EU executive knew about alleged Hungarian spying. Some are calling for Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi to resign if implicated.

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Undercover Hungarian agents would try to monitor all their activities for years, at some point almost in the light of the sun.

·Italy
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The European Commission is facing an obvious escalation of the crisis triggered by the revelations about an alleged Hungarian spying network operating from the Budapest embassy in Brussels, then led by one of its Commissioners today. In a debate in the European Parliament, the growing political division caused by this fact and the discomfort it poses to the Community executive itself was highlighted. The vast majority of MEPs called on President…

·Spain
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Piotr Serafin referred to a principle in the EP debate on the spying case that has already been the basis of numerous lawsuits. According to the Commissioner, such a debate should not have happened under normal circumstances.

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Hungarian spies attempted to undermine the EU ten years ago. They may have been under the direction of the current Hungarian European Commissioner. Calls for his resignation are being heard in the European Parliament.

·Netherlands
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Politico Europe broke the news in Brussels, Belgium on Wednesday, October 22, 2025.
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