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France
DPR to mount united front in the French Senate in support of CNCTR

While intelligence controls were left out of debates on the military planning law at France's Assemblée Nationale, senators are now putting the issue firmly back on the agenda.

Germany, Poland, United States
From Wiesbaden to a Polish NATO base, Washington beefs up military presence in Europe

The US military has increased its footprint on the continent by boosting its telecommunications networks in Germany and lately in Poland especially. Washington's efforts include bringing in more troops and reinforcing its infrastructure there.

The Agencies' Gazette
More OSINT for French embassies, Ukraine pushes for NATO import certification, security purge continues in Iraq, Chinese Communist Youth League lines up with Xi Jinping

Appointments, reforms and key issues: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week, we bring news from Paris, Kyiv, Baghdad and Beijing.

FranceFrench foreign ministry pushes for greater use of OSINT in French embassies

UkraineKyiv wants NATO 302 form for arms deliveries

IraqMohammed Al Sudani gets rid of Mustafa Al Kadhimi's faithful security ally

ChinaCommunist Youth League lines up with Xi Jinping

France, Saudi Arabia, United States
Scopa Industries tries to show its good faith in the US after courting China and Russia

Scopa Industries, which ran foul of the US authorities after it tried to set up partnerships with Russia and China, is aiming to get back into the US defence market, as illustrated by the non-binding agreement it has struck with European group Airbus.

France
French government opposes extending reach of private security watchdog CNAPS to overseas

A confidential French government report is opposed to giving the private security watchdog CNAPS oversight of the activities of private security and defence service companies and security consultants' operating overseas.

Africa, Germany
Aerodata equips Abidjan's surveillance aircraft to fight piracy

The German aeronautical engineering company Aerodata is integrating ISR technologies into two Beechcraft King Air aircraft for the Ivorian air force.