Brussels mounts pressure on Hungarian EU Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi over spy probe

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Brussels mounts pressure on Hungarian EU Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi over spy probe  Olivér Várhelyi was Hungary's EU ambassador when an alleged spy ring at the embassy tried to recruit European Commission staff to be moles for Hungary. The European Commision president now wants to discuss the matter with Várhelyi.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/10/brussels-mounts-pressure-on-hungarian-eu-commissioner-oliver-varhelyi-over-spy-probe  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:01Pressure is mounting on Hungary's European Commissioner for Health, Oliver Vahelyi,

00:06following allegations that a Hungarian spy ring operated out of the country's permanent representation in Brussels while he was ambassador.

00:15The alleged network reportedly recruited Hungarian EU staff to gain access to sensitive fires.

00:22It's not clear whether Vahelyi is aware of the operation,

00:26but the Commission said today its president, Ursula von der Leyen, intended to seek answers.

00:34As said, it is obviously the intention of President von der Leyen to raise this and discuss this with Commissioner Vahelyi directly.

00:44She didn't yet have the occasion to do so, but this will be done at the earliest convenience, as I said before.

00:50The European Commission has also launched an internal working group to probe the allegations,

00:57which dates back to between 2012 and 2018,

01:01a time when relations between Budapest and Brussels deteriorated sharply.

01:07So far, neither Vahelyi nor Hungary's government have publicly commented on the reports.

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