Establishment of an EU intelligence service

14.11.2025

Question for written answer  E-004556/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Friedrich Pürner (NI), Jan-Peter Warnke (NI)

A number of media reports[1] suggest that the Commission is planning to set up an EU intelligence service using data from Member States.

• 1.Can the Commission please explain how such a service is compatible with the subsidiarity principle?
• 2.What is the legal basis for setting up such a service, and what scrutiny would it be subject to?
• 3.For what purpose would the Commission collect and use information from Member States?

Submitted: 14.11.2025

• [1] https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/11/is-the-eu-spy-unit-about-to-become-reality-von-der-leyen-wants-her-own-secret-service