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Berlin proves open to criticism on intelligence matters

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The Federal Chancellery in Berlin.
The Federal Chancellery in Berlin. © Imago/dts Nachrichtenagentur/Reuters
The Federal Chancellery in Berlin.
The Federal Chancellery in Berlin. © Imago/dts Nachrichtenagentur/Reuters

The Intelligence College in Europe, presided this year by Germany, has awarded a research paper highlighting German intelligence's shortcomings with an honourable mention. Berlin has not objected to this decision, indeed the paper is in line with the country's ongoing radical intelligence overhaul.

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