Von Notz on agency integrity Trust and sharing safeguards

Oct 5

Von Notz asks Jäger about international intelligence cooperation and trust, invoking Austria’s BVT breach as background. Jäger describes different levels of partnerships, the third-party rule, careful handling of information and strict security as prerequisites for the BND’s realignment. Von Notz then poses the risk of a Russia-friendly party gaining control of Saxony-Anhalt’s interior ministry; this is a hypothetical prospective scenario, not an announced government. Selen says agencies must resist state infiltration and protect databases, balancing earlier information silos against the post-9/11 and NSU need to share threat information. Pressed for proactive safeguards and reassurance to partners, he says the agency has long examined these scenarios and prepared mechanisms, but stays abstract in public. The full challenge, qualifications and limits of disclosure are preserved.

Kornmeier recounts a hearing question about preventing information from reaching Russia if a Russia-friendly party takes responsibility in Saxony-Anhalt. She says Selen answered abstractly because the hearing was public: mechanisms have long been under consideration and sensitive information must be protected, potentially meaning not all information is shared. No named party's accession to government or completed data leak is established. Jäger and Selen discuss cooperation and security integrity in von Notz’s second-round slot. Jäger stresses differentiated partnerships, the third-party rule and careful information handling as prerequisites for BND realignment. Von Notz raises a prospective Russia-friendly takeover of a state interior ministry; Selen explains resistance to infiltration, protection of sensitive databases and balancing need-to-share against confidentiality. He says relevant scenarios have long been examined and mechanisms prepared, but does not disclose them in public. The hearing establishes these positions and safeguards discussion, not an actual ministry takeover or a newly proven German data leak.