France
Intelligence-gathering techniques watchdog flags persistent agency anomalies

France, United Kingdom
France's intelligence watchdog looks to Britain to contend with human rights challenges

Blind spots remain in the oversight of intelligence techniques in France. European Court of Human Rights rulings are pending that may single Paris out for criticism. The country's CNCTR supervisory body believes a legislative review is needed, and that the British model is worth considering.

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Sideswipe in French Senate, high representative for Tibet, Russian security council

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FranceIntelligence watchdog takes swipe at former spy chief

Europe/TibetThe battle for a high representative

RussiaInformation security expert climbs another rung at security council

France
France's intercepted intelligence data to be centralised by 2027

The French intelligence-gathering techniques watchdog CNCTR has set 2027 as the target for all data collected by intelligence techniques to be centralised and remotely accessible for controls, despite pushback from some agencies.

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CNCTR annual report, NASA and the US intelligence community, MAD managerial pick, French embassy in Tokyo

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FranceFrench security services watchdog skips Elysée annual report handover

United StatesNASA keen for greater ties with intelligence community

GermanyNew deputy military intelligence chief divides opinions

FranceFrench ambassador to Australia during AUKUS launch wants Tokyo posting

France
The national intelligence coordination agency tackling cross-service human resources issues

Since 2022, the CNRLT has been seeking to standardise recruitment and professional development practices across the intelligence services. One of the unspoken goals is to temper the competition between agencies that has been driving salaries up.

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Priority on foreign interference, Malaysia-China secret maritime deal, new adviser to France's CNCTR

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AustraliaGovernment increases spending on fight against foreign interference and financial intelligence

China/MalaysiaKuala Lumpur and Beijing's discreet South China Sea agreement

FranceEx-adviser to Macron's Renaissance party joins CNCTR commission

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DPR and fiscal intelligence, La France Insoumise and the CNCTR

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FranceParliamentary intelligence delegation still queries new fiscal intelligence unit

FranceParliament rejects La France Insoumise support of intelligence techniques surveillance unit

France
Intelligence services watchdog taps into Socialist Party networks

To renew his team, the president of the French security services watchdog CNCTR Serge Lasvignes has tapped into the French Socialist Party networks.