| Series Title | EurActiv |
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| Series Details | 24.10.13 |
| Publication Date | 24/10/2013 |
| Content Type | News |
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EurActiv and other news sources reported on the 24 October 2013 that the German government had obtained information that the United States may have monitored the mobile phone of Chancellor Angela Merkel and that she had called President Barack Obama on the 23 October 2013 to demand an immediate clarification. Merkel told reporters on the 24 October 2013 at the European Council summit in Brussels that 'spying among friends - that doesn't work'. The US denid that the National Security Agency monitored Angela Merkel's mobile phone. Some of the articles also linked this development with the negotiations to adopt a revised data protection law in the EU. In the conclusions to the European Council summit issued on the 25 October 2013 EU heads of state and government said that distrust of the US over spying could harm the fight against terrorism, and urged a new code by the end of 2013. A statement agreed by the leaders says a lack of trust 'could prejudice co-operation in intelligence gathering'. Furthermore, and according to Spiegel research, United States intelligence agencies have not only targeted Chancellor Angela Merkel's cellphone, but they have also used the American Embassy in Berlin as a listening station. |
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| Source Link | http://www.euractiv.com/infosociety/merkels-phone-tapped-us-germany-news-531281 |
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| Subject Categories | Justice and Home Affairs, Security and Defence |
| Countries / Regions | Europe, Germany, United States |
