US EditionSecret EU files at risk of AfD leaks to Kremlin, diplomats warn
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Among them are records of closed meetings at the ambassadorial level.
Access to classified EU documents by Germany's right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which has close ties to Russia, raises concerns that sensitive information could reach Moscow, three EU diplomats and four German lawmakers told Politico.
Three EU diplomats and four German lawmakers say they are concerned that the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has access to confidential EU documents, fearing that sensitive details of discussions could be leaked to Moscow, Politico reports. German lawmakers, including members of the far-right AfD party, have access to a database containing thousands of EU files. These include confidential notes from ambassadorial meetings where diplomats fro…
More German parliamentarians have stated to Politico that AfD's access to a parliamentary database containing thousands of EU documents, from information notes for ministerial summits to the summary of confidential meetings among ambassadors, is a security risk.
Following reports in the US press that the Hungarian foreign minister passed sensitive information from European Union (EU) meetings to Moscow, EU diplomats and German parliamentarians are expressing concern that the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which is favorable to Russia and has access to confidential EU documents, may also leak information to Russia, writes Politico.
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