# FE The Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste (Danish Defence Intelligence Service) is Denmark's military and foreign intelligence agency — responsible for signals intelligence, military intelligence, and cyber operations. FE is Denmark's primary contribution to the [[Nine Eyes]] intelligence-sharing arrangement. FE became the center of a major scandal in 2021 when a whistleblower revealed that the agency had assisted the [[NSA]] in intercepting communications of European allies — including tapping the phones of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and senior French, Swedish, and Norwegian officials. The revelation exposed Denmark's role as a key NSA collection platform for monitoring European partners within the broader Five Eyes framework. FE's director was fired and an oversight investigation followed, illustrating the political costs when junior partners' cooperation with the [[NSA]] becomes public. ## See Also - [[Nine Eyes]] — the intelligence-sharing tier - [[NSA]] — primary signals intelligence partner - [[Global Intelligence Hub]] — full agency index