
German MEP’s Ex-Employee Convicted of Spying for China
The Dresden court sentenced a former Brussels parliamentary aide to almost five years in prison, after finding he passed sensitive information to Beijing.

The Dresden court sentenced a former Brussels parliamentary aide to almost five years in prison, after finding he passed sensitive information to Beijing.

For security officials, the detentions highlight a broader trend of Russian intelligence actively recruiting individuals to carry out covert operations.

The man allegedly tried to hack into confidential systems to access research reports on the COVID-19 vaccine.

The man claims to have been photographing the Cretan scenery.
Security services are probing links between the arrest and a national security adviser’s resignation over leaked photos on a gay dating app.
Budapest and Kyiv each expelled two of the other’s diplomats.

Once again, the disgraced royal is under scrutiny for his questionable associations.

London is considering responding in kind, even after Moscow warned against “escalating” the situation.

People who make “problematic statements” online would also be screened.

The suspect is accused of spying on Germany’s defence industry and passing on information to a former aide of MEP Maximilian Krah.