EU Launches Task Force to Probe Hungarian Spy Network Claims

Published OCT 10 2025

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Above: Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán at a European Council summit in Brussels, Belgium, on June 27, 2025. Image credit: Nicolas Economou/Contributor/NurPhoto/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

Hungary conducted sophisticated espionage operations inside EU institutions, with intelligence officers posing as diplomats to recruit informants and steal sensitive information. This represents a dangerous escalation that mirrors Russian infiltration tactics and directly threatens European security at its core.

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Establishment-critical narrative

Hungary's legitimate diplomatic activities are being twisted into a manufactured scandal by hostile foreign intelligence services. This is a coordinated smear campaign designed to undermine Hungary's principled opposition to EU overreach and distract from pro-Ukrainian espionage and infiltration within Hungarian society.

EU Launches Task Force to Probe Hungarian Spy Network Claims

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

Establishment-critical narrative

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