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Corporate and Government Intelligence

Daily issue Monday 3 May 2021 SPOTLIGHT  FRANCE   GOVERNMENT INTELLIGENCE    Last minute shakeup as intelligence bill to be passed   The fatal stabbing of a police officer, a Council of State decision and last minute hesitations: since the intelligence bill was submitted on 28 April a string of events has forced the government to drastically revise the proposed law.  [...] GOVERNMENT INTELLIGENCE  FRANCE    Defence minister Florence Parly to talk Big Data at DRM base on 6 May   French Defence Minister Florence Parly is expected to officially announce Atos and Thales as the winners of the bid for the next phase of the Artemis military Big Data programme, as revealed previously by Intelligence Online.  [...]      CHINA    Guoanbu toughens up on economic counter-espionage as China continues global expansion   The Ministry of Sate Security's new counter-espionage measures, published last week, also serve as a response to the US and Europe's own moves to shield their industries from Chinese espionage.  [...]      FRANCE    Ex-intelligence officers infiltrate soldiers' opinion page   While the open letter by former French soldiers warning of "civil war" in France prompted a reaction from the ministry of armed forces and the chief of army staff, the country's intelligence services have yet to respond despite several former DGSE, DRM and ex-DRSD agents being among the signatories.  [...]    FREE  INTERNATIONAL DEALMAKING  SYRIA    Russia makes masked re-entry in Syrian offshore exploration   Syria wants back in the offshore exploration game and has called on Russia for help. Though keen to get a foot back in the sector, Moscow is treading very carefully for fear of US sanctions.  [...] CORPORATE INTELLIGENCE  UNITED KINGDOM   UNITED ARAB EMIRATES    Alaco investigates Sheikh Khalifa's health   The corporate intelligence firm was hired to investigate the UAE leader's state of health for one of the sides in a dispute between Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan's offshore companies.  [...] SURVEILLANCE & INTERCEPTION  CYPRUS   ISRAEL    TRG prepares to enter European market   The Cyprus-based Israeli firm TRG Research And Development is adapting its unstructured data processing solution to meet the needs of European intelligence services.  [...] Discover our subscription offers

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