A man passes by the entrance of the headquarters of the Federal Intelligence Service BND (Bundesnachrichtendienst) in Berlin, on August 12, 2026Image source, AFP via Getty Images
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In future, German spies working for the BND foreign intelligence service will be able to conduct covert operations abroad

ByBethany BellGermany reporter
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Germany's foreign and domestic intelligence services are to be given greater powers to combat espionage, terrorism and sabotage after the country's parliament, the Bundestag, approved a major overhaul of its legislation.

Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, who championed the bill, has called it a "reform of the century", necessary because of the increasing threats from foreign powers.