German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and Bruno Kahl, President of the BND, pose during the official opening of the Federal Intelligence Service, BND, building in Berlin, Germany, February 8, 2019. © Michael Sohn/Pool via Reuters
RT: $1.25bn home for 4,000 secret agents: What’s behind German spy agency’s new HQ? (PHOTOS)
After occupying a Nazi-linked villa for decades, Germany’s intelligence HQ has finally moved to central Berlin. But critics are still arguing what’s worse here – its enormous size, exuberant cost or bulky architecture.
The central office of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) in downtown Berlin was officially opened on Friday. Chancellor Angela Merkel thanked BND personnel for their work “so that millions of Germans can live in safety,”noting that the nation’s spy agency needs to stay “strong, efficient.”
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Update #1: Germany opens huge new spy HQ in Berlin (DW)
Update #2: World’s biggest intelligence headquarters opens in Berlin (The Guardian)
WNU Editor: Looking at the architecture of the building .... nothing but concrete .... I said to myself .... Yup, so German.
