The National Security Agency collaborated with an intelligence unit in Denmark to spy on top European leaders from 2012 to 2014, a Tuesday report alleged.
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US Spied On Merkel And Other European Officials With Denmark s Help: Report
Denmark’s secret service helped the US National Security Service (NSA) spy on European politicians including German Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2012 to 2014.
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Denmark’s secret service helped the US National Security Service (NSA) spy on European politicians including German Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2012 to 2014. According to Danish public service broadcaster DR, the Defence Intelligence Service (FE) collaborated with US NSA to gather information on officials from Germany, France, Sweden and Norway. The findings are the result of a 2015 internal investigation in the Danish Defence Intelligence Service into NSA’s role in the partnership with Denmark’s foreign intelligence unit.
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Germany Seeking To Clarify US Spying Allegations
Government in touch with national and international authorities on matter, says spokesman for German chancellor. Germany has contacted all relevant international and national authorities to clarify reports of US spying on German leaders, a senior government official said Monday. The German government has taken note of the reporting, Steffen Seibert, Chancellor Angela Merkel s spokesman, said during a press conference in Berlin following reports that Denmark s intelligence agency helped the US National Security Agency (NSA) spy on European leaders including Merkel and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Meanwhile, Denmark s Defense Minister Trine Bramsen told the Danish news agency Ritzau that systematic wiretapping of close allies is unacceptable.