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Former Finnish president Sauli Niinistö with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on Wednesday (Photo: ec.europa.eu)

EU urged to step up counter-espionage cooperation, in landmark report

The EU needs a joint intelligence service, amid the mounting threat of a future Russian attack on an EU country, Finland's former president has said in a landmark report. 

Europe ought to "strengthen EU intelligence structures step-by-step towards a fully fledged EU service for intelligence cooperation," former Finnish president Sauli Niinistö said in a r...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Former Finnish president Sauli Niinistö with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on Wednesday (Photo: ec.europa.eu)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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