EU Trade Agreement With The US Is Under Threat As Recriminations Over The Merkel Phone Bugging Scandal Escalate -- Daily Mail
* Angela Merkel's government is taking allegations 'extremely seriously'
* Germany has requested 'immediate and comprehensive clarification'
* Obama promised US intelligence was not listening to communications
* But Germany seeking clarification over possible monitoring in the past
* German Government has summoned US ambassador to Berlin today
* US confirms that UK PM David Cameron's communications aren't hacked
* A White House spokesman said they haven't been in the past
* Francois Hollande is pushing the topic as one for discussion at EU summit
* The French president is angry at reports of monitoring of French calls
Angela Merkel has demanded an explanation from Barack Obama as diplomatic tensions escalate following reports that US intelligence agents may have been monitoring the German Chancellor's phone calls.
Ms Merkel spoke to the US President regarding the allegations last night and her Government has today summoned the US ambassador John B Emerson to Berlin for talks.
It is thought that the scandal could see European leaders lose their zeal to discuss a mooted free trade agreement between the EU and the US which had looked likely to be in place next year.
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More News On The Fallout From Reports That The NSA Is Conducting Widespread Spying On Europe
Uproar in Europe continues over allegations that U.S. tapped Merkel’s cellphone -- Washington Post
US ambassador to Germany summoned in Merkel mobile row -- BBC
Germany summons US envoy amid rage over Merkel spy claims -- AFP
Europe may act against USA over spying -- USA Today
Top spying fallout: EU summit promises NSA thunder, data-protection storm -- RT
Merkel says U.S. spying an unacceptable breach of trust -- Reuters
Germany’s Merkel says trust has to be restored after allegations US spied on her cellphone -- Washington Post/AP
Merkel says Europe's trust must be repaired after U.S. spying claims -- CNN
Spying row: Merkel demands US trust at EU summit -- BBC
Merkel: Spying on Friends Unacceptable -- Voice of America
Europe falls out of love with Obama over NSA spying claims -- Tim Lister, CNN
How U.S. Spying Hurts Google and Facebook -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg
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