Várhelyi ‘not aware’ of Hungary’s alleged attempts to recruit spies in Brussels

Tamara Ceaikovski

European Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen he was “not aware” of alleged efforts by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government to recruit spies in Brussels, according to a Commission spokesperson. Várhelyi met with von der Leyen on Sunday, the spokesperson said, days after a report by several media outlets alleged a Hungarian intelligence official disguised as a diplomat had tried to recruit EU staffers as spies during the time Várhelyi