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France
Intel services gets cash windfall despite tight budget

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The head of France's DGSE foreign intelligence agency, Nicolas Lerner, on 11 June 2026 in Paris.
The head of France's DGSE foreign intelligence agency, Nicolas Lerner, on 11 June 2026 in Paris. © Éric Tschaen/REA

While most French ministries are having to tighten their belts in the face of dwindling budgets, the intelligence community has been spared cuts. The DGSE foreign intelligence service is being particularly well-funded, but other agencies have also seen their budgets increase.

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