Germany
BND comes under parliamentary scrutiny once again over Afghanistan committee

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US Ex-military intelligence chief to assist Pentagon whistleblowers

Germany BND opens quiet room for dead agents

France/India French intelligence coordination body's secret sideline

Germany Poor intel coordination blamed for chaotic German withdrawal from Afghanistan

France Spanish embassy post offered to DGRIS chief Alice Rufo

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Allies increasingly concerned about intelligence cooperation with Germany's BND

Foreign partner services fear exposure from recent Russian infiltration of the German external intelligence service.

Germany
BND's new second in command Philipp Wolff provides fast track to Paris

The German foreign intelligence service has placed its former representative in France at the head of its administration, just as Paris and Berlin relations are going through a cold spell. The new BND vice-president has his work cut out for him with a raft of internal issues to deal with.

Germany
Germany tightens the screws on control of domestic intelligence

On top of changes in its leadership, the BfV, Germany's domestic intelligence service, is also readying itself for an extra layer of command, in the form of a supervisory body.

Germany
Reforming German intelligence services grapple with Russian threat

The BND's reform is facing tough circumstances, with the external intelligence service having to step up to the task of responding to Russia.

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BND fears exclusion from Western intelligence cooperation

According to our sources, concern is growing at the BND, the German external intelligence service, that its allies in interceptions [...]

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Intelligence services play down differences in parliamentary hearing

The chiefs of Germany's three main intelligence services addressed the Bundestag earlier this month.