Anyone can be a target, no matter how junior, the warning reads.Johannes Simon/AFP via Getty Images

Watch out for spies, European Commission tells its staff – POLITICO

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Brussels is crawling with spies, the European Commission warned its staff Thursday in an internal memo.

European Commission officials received an email telling them the threat of espionage is “real” from spooks wanting to steal the EU executive’s secrets.

“Brussels is one of the world’s biggest spy hubs, with hundreds of active intelligence officers who target our institution,” the warning reads.