Free Rein

04.10.2006

BRUSSELS - Belgium is a magnet for foreign intelligence services. The mere presence of the European institutions and NATO on Belgian soil attracts a large number of spies. European leaders are bugged, and secret NATO files are passed on to the enemy. But that is not all. Foreign spies are infiltrating companies and universities to gather technological know-how. Hard drives packed with sensitive information are disappearing without trace from leading Belgian companies.

Under the guise of the War on Terror, mobile phones are tapped, emails are intercepted, and bank transactions are screened. Furthermore, intelligence agents at embassies closely monitor the activities of migrant communities. During the Cold War, captured spies were declared persona non grata and sent back to their home countries. Today, however, they are given free rein in Belgium. With all the consequences that entails.

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€7,000 granted on 15/06/2006

ID:

FPD/2005/387

Themes

Publication

BOOK (Dutch)

Title: Vrij spel
Subtitle: Buitenlandse geheime diensten in België
Author: Kristof Clerix
Publisher: Manteau Antwerpen
Technical specifications: paperback / 344 blz. / 14 x 21,5 cm
Guide price: €22.50
NUR 740 People and Society
ISBN-10 90 223 1951 2
ISBN-13 978 90 223 1951 2
Publication: 04/10/2006

BOOK (French)

Titre: Les services secrets étrangers en Belgique -
En toute impunité?
Auteur: Kristof Clerix
Éditeur: Racine
ISBN: 978-2-87386-561-0
Prix public: 24,95 EUR
Date de parution: 01-12-2008
Format: 150 x 230
Couverture: Brochée
Tirage(s): 1
Nombre de pages: 320