German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at an European People's Party (EPP) meeting in Meise near Brussels, ahead of an EU leaders summit, Oct. 24, 2013.
EU Leaders Meet As US Spying Allegations Build -- Voice of America
Leaders of the European Union's 28 nations will meet in Brussels on Thursday as controversy swirls over allegations the U.S. National Security Agency monitored the cell phone calls of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Early on Thursday, the German foreign minister summoned the U.S. ambassador to discuss the matter. Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle is expected to meet with U.S. envoy John Emerson later in the day.
During a telephone call Wednesday, U.S. President Barack Obama told Chancellor Merkel the United States is not currently monitoring, and will not monitor in the future, her communications.
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MIDDLE EAST
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ASIA
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AFRICA
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EUROPE
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1 comment:
Not expecting much fallout, sadly. There isn't much willpower in the EU to scold the US because, well, too much political capital and not enough ballsy politicians are willing to put the US in its place when it comes to these allegations, that and its probably all for show, sadly.
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