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Germany expands intelligence powers amid therapist warnings; CDU criticizes Russia at UN
Zeit OnlineLO·DE · RU·about 4 hours ago
The German Bundestag is debating reforms to the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) and the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), which would expand powers for sabotage abroad and domestic surveillance. The opposition argues this breaks with lessons from Germany's past. The outcome is uncertain, but the debate signals a potential shift in Germany's intelligence posture.