https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A senior French military officer stationed at a NATO base has been indicted and jailed on suspicion of spying for Russia, local media and sources said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200830/senior-french-officer-charged-for-spying-for-russia Sun, 30 Aug 2020 20:16:44 +0200 senior-french-officer-charged-for-spying-for-russia Intelligence agencies have arrested a senior French civil servant on suspicion of spying for North Korea, a judicial source in Paris said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181127/french-senate-official-arrested-for-nkorea-spying Tue, 27 Nov 2018 09:38:00 +0100 french-senate-official-arrested-for-nkorea-spying A member of the French intelligence services has landed himself in hot water after sending a text message containing information on a radical Islamist he was spying on, to the target himself. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171013/blundering-french-spy-sends-text-message-to-islamist-he-was-keeping-tabs-on Fri, 13 Oct 2017 18:50:12 +0200 blundering-french-spy-sends-text-message-to-islamist-he-was-keeping-tabs-on Reports in the French media claim American and British spies intercepted data from Air France passengers' mobile phones. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161208/us-and-uk-spies-targeted-air-france-passengers-mobiles Thu, 08 Dec 2016 09:26:26 +0100 us-and-uk-spies-targeted-air-france-passengers-mobiles French President François Hollande has demanded "all the information" on the reported spying by German intelligence services on his French foreign minister. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151112/hollande-demands-all-info-on-german-spying Thu, 12 Nov 2015 14:11:51 +0100 hollande-demands-all-info-on-german-spying Germany's foreign intelligence agency targeted France's foreign minister Laurent Fabius for surveillance as well as members of their own diplomatic service, German media reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151111/german-spies-targeted-french-foreign-minister Wed, 11 Nov 2015 12:35:16 +0100 german-spies-targeted-french-foreign-minister More revelations emerged on Tuesday of US spying on French targets, with reports claiming the NSA systematically snooped on the country's biggest companies and all business deals valued over $200 million. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150630/us-spying-france-companies-nsa-snowden-wikileaks Tue, 30 Jun 2015 10:24:02 +0200 us-spying-france-companies-nsa-snowden-wikileaks Just as France was rocked by revelations the US snooped on its presidents a new survey has revealed that the majority of the French public believe that the US does respect freedoms and most have a positive view of the country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150625/most-french-think-us-respects-freedom-poll Thu, 25 Jun 2015 14:00:47 +0200 most-french-think-us-respects-freedom-poll Revelations that the US spied on three French presidents sent shockwaves around France on Wednesday. Here's a look at how the day's events unfolded. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150624/live-us-spying-france-nsa-united-states-snowden Wed, 24 Jun 2015 19:46:49 +0200 live-us-spying-france-nsa-united-states-snowden Here's a closer look at some of the key details revealed by the Wikileaks documents that showed the US had wiretapped three French presidents. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150624/french-presidents-spied-on-what-the-wikileaks Wed, 24 Jun 2015 10:19:04 +0200 french-presidents-spied-on-what-the-wikileaks The United States spied on three French presidents including François Hollande through its controversial NSA program, according to explosive new reports in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150624/us-spied-on-last-three-french-presidents Wed, 24 Jun 2015 10:18:36 +0200 us-spied-on-last-three-french-presidents With France set to gain sweeping new spying powers in the wake of the Paris terror attacks, comparisons have been drawn with the US, post 9/11, when the controversial Patriot Act was rushed through. But are the two cases really similar? https://www.thelocal.fr/20150507/france-surveillance-spying-us-patriot-act Thu, 07 May 2015 13:35:38 +0200 france-surveillance-spying-us-patriot-act France said on Wednesday that it was confident the German government will take the necessary action after claims that its intelligence services spied on top French officials. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150506/france-says-it-trusts-germany-to-act-on-spying-claims Wed, 06 May 2015 16:43:32 +0200 france-says-it-trusts-germany-to-act-on-spying-claims French MPs gave the green light to a new law on Tuesday that grants the state sweeping powers to spy on its citizens despite criticism from rights groups that the bill is vague and intrusive. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150505/france-law-spying-parliament Tue, 05 May 2015 19:12:28 +0200 france-law-spying-parliament French MPs are set to overwhelmingly give their backing to a bill that will grant intelligence services sweeping new surveillance powers in the name of fighting terrorism. Here are five reasons why opponents of the bill say we should all be concerned. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150505/frances-new-spy-law-five-things-to-worry-about Tue, 05 May 2015 13:58:22 +0200 frances-new-spy-law-five-things-to-worry-about UPDATED: German intelligence services spied on top French officials at the foreign ministry and the presidential palace at the request of the American spy agency NSA, according to an article to appear in a German newspaper on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150430/germany-spied-on-french-on-behalf-of-us Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:16:53 +0200 germany-spied-on-french-on-behalf-of-us French MPs are set to overwhelmingly back a draft law that would give intelligence services the capability to sweep up masses of data on suspected terrorists. Here three civil liberties experts explain why the French public should be very, very concerned. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150414/france-surveillance-bill-public-worried-spying-opinion-civil-liberties Tue, 14 Apr 2015 12:56:31 +0200 france-surveillance-bill-public-worried-spying-opinion-civil-liberties French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has defended the much-criticised new laws that would allow spies to hoover masses of data from suspected jihadists. Critics say the proposals will lead to mass surveillance of the French public. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150413/french-mps-mull-new-spy-laws-in-wake-of-attacks Mon, 13 Apr 2015 19:20:55 +0200 french-mps-mull-new-spy-laws-in-wake-of-attacks Governments in the "free world" are some of the worst offenders when it comes to spying, France-based media watchdog "Reporters Sans Frontières" declared on Wednesday. America's NSA and Britain's GCHQ are among the worst offenders, the group said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140312/free-world Wed, 12 Mar 2014 10:00:00 +0100 free-world German Chancellor Angela Merkel will discuss the concept of creating a European Internet when she meets French President François Hollande this week. Her proposal is aimed at preventing US intelligence agencies from being able to intercept data. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140217/france-and-germany-to-discuss-european-internet Mon, 17 Feb 2014 18:30:00 +0100 france-and-germany-to-discuss-european-internet