https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The United States spied on top politicians in Europe, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, from 2012 to 2014 with the help of Danish data cables, Danish and European media reported on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20210531/us-used-danish-surveillance-system-to-spy-on-merkel-and-nordic-allies Mon, 31 May 2021 10:54:56 +0200 us-used-danish-surveillance-system-to-spy-on-merkel-and-nordic-allies As a delegation of 12 Chinese ministers is expected in Berlin for talks with Chancellor Merkel on Monday, an investigation reveals the extent of Chinese espionage in the German political system. https://www.thelocal.de/20180706/several-german-mps-sold-sensitive-information-to-chinese-spies Fri, 06 Jul 2018 14:18:24 +0200 several-german-mps-sold-sensitive-information-to-chinese-spies Cyber spies belonging to the Russian hacker group "APT28" are said to have attacked the federal government's sensitive data network. This is what we know so far. https://www.thelocal.de/20180301/the-cyber-attack-on-the-german-government-what-we-know-so-far Thu, 01 Mar 2018 15:59:06 +0100 the-cyber-attack-on-the-german-government-what-we-know-so-far After the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) had warned that China was trying to recruit German informants for intelligence services via social media networks, Beijing denied these accusations on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20171211/china-rejects-accusations-from-germany-of-espionage-via-social-media Mon, 11 Dec 2017 14:56:59 +0100 china-rejects-accusations-from-germany-of-espionage-via-social-media German prosecutors on Wednesday said they were dropping a case against several Muslim clerics suspected of spying for Turkey due to insufficient evidence and as some were out of reach of law enforcers. https://www.thelocal.de/20171206/federal-prosecutors-drop-turkish-imam-spying-probe-over-insufficient-evidence Wed, 06 Dec 2017 15:19:23 +0100 federal-prosecutors-drop-turkish-imam-spying-probe-over-insufficient-evidence A Swiss man accused of spying on German tax officials admitted to the espionage operation on Thursday, and told a court he acted out of "patriotism" as well as for profit. https://www.thelocal.de/20171026/swiss-man-admits-spying-on-germans-out-of-patriotism Thu, 26 Oct 2017 14:06:47 +0200 swiss-man-admits-spying-on-germans-out-of-patriotism A Swiss man accused of spying on German officials who were hunting tax cheats goes on trial in Frankfurt on Wednesday, in a convoluted case that has strained ties between Bern and Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20171018/swiss-tax-spy-goes-on-trial-in-frankfurt-over-espionage-claims Wed, 18 Oct 2017 10:49:40 +0200 swiss-tax-spy-goes-on-trial-in-frankfurt-over-espionage-claims A Swiss spy allegedly monitoring German finance officials who hunt cross-border tax cheats also ran a mole in a state finance ministry office, media reports said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170504/swiss-spy-ran-mole-in-german-tax-office-report Thu, 04 May 2017 19:42:53 +0200 swiss-spy-ran-mole-in-german-tax-office-report A Swiss MP has confirmed that the spy who was arrested in Germany last week was working for the Swiss federal intelligence service (FIS) at the time of his surveillance activities. https://www.thelocal.de/20170504/spy-arrested-in-germany-did-work-for-swiss-intelligence-mp Thu, 04 May 2017 11:50:27 +0200 spy-arrested-in-germany-did-work-for-swiss-intelligence-mp Berlin on Tuesday asked the Swiss ambassador to clarify the case of an alleged Swiss spy suspected of monitoring German finance investigators who pursue cross-border tax cheats. https://www.thelocal.de/20170503/germany-asks-swiss-envoy-to-clarify-suspected-spy-case Wed, 03 May 2017 11:03:29 +0200 germany-asks-swiss-envoy-to-clarify-suspected-spy-case A Pakistani man was convicted in Germany on Monday of spying for Iran to search out potential attack targets for the Revolutionary Guards. https://www.thelocal.de/20170327/pakistani-jailed-in-germany-for-spying-for-iran Mon, 27 Mar 2017 19:12:23 +0200 pakistani-jailed-in-germany-for-spying-for-iran Two major public broadcasters reported on Friday that a man believed to be a Turkish agent spied on two Kurdish functionaries and plotted to murder them. https://www.thelocal.de/20161125/report-turkish-spy-in-germany-plotted-murder-of-2-kurds Fri, 25 Nov 2016 12:01:50 +0100 report-turkish-spy-in-germany-plotted-murder-of-2-kurds Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday said Russia could try to influence Germany's general elections next year through cyber attacks or disinformation campaigns, https://www.thelocal.de/20161108/merkel-russia-could-interfere-in-german-vote Tue, 08 Nov 2016 17:42:48 +0100 merkel-russia-could-interfere-in-german-vote A German immigration official has been arrested and charged with espionage for an Indian secret service for allegedly spying on members of the Sikh religion, prosecutors said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160920/german-official-charged-with-spying-on-sikhs-for-india Tue, 20 Sep 2016 16:23:06 +0200 german-official-charged-with-spying-on-sikhs-for-india A Munich court Thursday sentenced a former German intelligence agent to eight years in jail for spying for both the CIA and the Russian secret service, German media reported. https://www.thelocal.de/20160317/munich-court-sentences-triple-agent-to-8-years-jail Thu, 17 Mar 2016 12:52:18 +0100 munich-court-sentences-triple-agent-to-8-years-jail Germany's very first museum of spying is set to open in Berlin on Saturday in a tribute to the history of the "Capital City of Espionage". https://www.thelocal.de/20150917/berlin-museum-welcomes-spies-in-from-cold Thu, 17 Sep 2015 20:00:14 +0200 berlin-museum-welcomes-spies-in-from-cold The government has been accused of lying to the Bundestag (German parliament) after it emerged last week that Chancellor Angela Merkel's office knew German spies were conducting economic espionage on behalf of the Americans. https://www.thelocal.de/20150429/govt-lied-to-parliament-about-nsa-spying Wed, 29 Apr 2015 10:48:01 +0200 govt-lied-to-parliament-about-nsa-spying Russia is busily enlarging its spying network in Europe along the former Soviet KGB model because of the Ukraine crisis, Germany's domestic intelligence chief warns. https://www.thelocal.de/20150226/russia-revives-kgb-spying-methods-in-europe Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:42:07 +0100 russia-revives-kgb-spying-methods-in-europe Three men suspected of being Turkish agents have been arrested by police, federal prosecutors said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141219/three-alleged-turkish-agents-arrested Fri, 19 Dec 2014 10:22:00 +0100 three-alleged-turkish-agents-arrested NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden accepted the Stuttgart Peace Prize and called on the public to keep fighting for peace in a speech via video uplink on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141124/nsa-whistleblower-snowden-feted-in-stuttgart-espionage-surveillance-peace-prize Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:23:00 +0100 nsa-whistleblower-snowden-feted-in-stuttgart-espionage-surveillance-peace-prize