France
French police and Interpol marked by high-level command shuffle

France
Transfers on the way in French police services

Intelligence Online has learned Valérie Minne is leaving her position as head of France's DNPAF national border police agency.

France
French interior ministry set for new police, intel appointments

France's interior ministry is making several strategic appointments within the police and domestic intelligence. Intelligence Online reveals the details of this game of musical chairs.

The Agencies' Gazette
French National Police HQ, French KGB spy George Pâques, Student mobility in China, Canadian SIGINT

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

FranceNational Police HQ reconsiders international strategy

RussiaFSB shines spotlight on Georges Pâques

ChinaStudent mobility becomes strategic tool

CanadaSignals intelligence to benefit from increased military spending

France
French ex-spy chief trial exposes private intelligence to judicial warning shot

The prosecution's closing arguments in the trial of the former French domestic intelligence chief Bernard Squarcini open the door to a warning to the world of business intelligence. The prosecution criticised the fluctuating definition of the term and the lack of clear regulation of the sector's methods.