Europe-Russia

Belgium
Brussels ramps up intelligence

As the country stiffens penalties for espionage and foreign interference, its civilian and military intelligence services are also expanding their capabilities.

France
French leader in private intelligence ADIT looks to foreign acquisitions

A year after restructuring its shareholder base and promising strong growth, ADIT is looking to acquire companies in France and abroad. Government agency Business France could even be among its targets.

Germany
Recent promotions fuel resentment among BND staff as new overhaul looms

A newly created position of communications director in Germany's foreign intelligence service has riled personnel, who remain without pay raises amid wide-reaching reforms of the agency's administrative structure.

Argentina, France
French court upholds security clearance refusal for wife of Argentine junta torturer