Spying angers France and Germany against US and Denmark

Spying angers France and Germany against US and Denmark, while French President and German Chancellor sough explanation from the two countries.

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that they expected the US and Danish governments to present explanations over allegations of spying by Washington on European allies with Copenhagen’s aid.

Spying angers France and Germany against US and Denmark

According to AFP report, Macron said it not acceptable between allies, and even less between allies and European partners.

Macron said this after a French-German summit meeting held via video conference between Paris and Berlin.

“I am attached to the bond of trust that unites Europeans and Americans,” Macron said, adding that “there is no room for suspicion between us.”

“That is why what we are waiting for complete clarity. We requested that our Danish and American partners provide all the information on these revelations and on these past facts. We are awaiting these answers,” he said.

Giving her position, Merkel said she “could only agree” with the comments of the French leader.

‘Behind the scenes, a lot of anger in France’

In an investigative report on Sunday, Danish public broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR) and other European media outlets said the US National Security Agency (NSA) had eavesdropped on Danish underwater internet cables from 2012 to 2014.

They did so to spy on top politicians in Germany, Sweden, Norway and France.

The NSA remained able to access text messages, telephone calls and internet traffic. Those included: searches, chats and messaging services. They did so with many, including those of Merkel, then-foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and then-opposition leader Peer Steinbruck, DR said.

Meanwhile, Merkel said at the summit that she was “reassured” by statements by the Danish government.

Especially Defence Minister Trine Bramsen condemned such actions.

“Apart from establishing the facts, this is a good starting point to arrive at relations that are truly based in mutual trust,” she said.

Report taken ‘very seriously’ in German.

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