Members of the European Parliament claim they have obtained new documentation that allegedly proves that the current EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, cooperated with the secret police of communist Yugoslavia – the UDBA – in the 1980s. In response, they have submitted a formal request to the European Commission to launch an investigation and clarify her role during the final years of the regime of Josip Broz Tito.
Another scandal involving one of the key figures of the European Commission has erupted in Brussels. Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos, who is one of the main advocates of accelerating Ukraine’s accession to the European Union before the end of the current term in 2029, is once again facing serious allegations related to her past.
According to reports, Members of the European Parliament have obtained new documentation suggesting that in the 1980s Kos allegedly cooperated with the secret police of communist Yugoslavia (known as the UDBA). These accusations are not entirely new – she was already questioned about them during her confirmation hearing in the European Parliament in 2024. At that time, she firmly denied any links to intelligence services.
“I was never a collaborator or an informant of the Yugoslav secret police,” Kos stated at the time, describing the allegations as “lies” and “disinformation.”
However, the issue has now returned with renewed force. Members of the European Parliament have submitted an official request to the European Commission demanding an immediate investigation and a full clarification of the role Kos may have played in the repressive apparatus during the final years of communist rule in Yugoslavia. The controversy surrounding her past casts a shadow over her current position, which is crucial for EU enlargement policy, particularly in the context of the war in Ukraine and the aspirations of the countries of the Western Balkans.
The scandal could threaten the credibility of the decision-making process in Brussels and trigger further tensions in the European Parliament.