By CHEN WEIHUA in Brussels | China Daily | Updated: 2021-06-01 07:16 Share CLOSE French President Emmanuel Macron is seen on a video screen during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, as part of a virtual Plenary Session of the Franco-German Council of Ministers in Berlin, Germany, May 31, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
Danes helped NSA snoop on leaders, say reports that reignite 2013 scandal
Denmark s secret service helped the US National Security Agency, or NSA, spy on many European leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to an investigation by multiple European news outlets published on Sunday.
While US spying on European allies was first exposed in 2013 by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, journalists have only now gained access to reports detailing the support to the NSA by the Danish Defense Intelligence Service, or FE.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the German political establishment will try to sweep under the rug the results of an investigation into reports.
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Danish lawmaker Karsten Hoenge of the left-leaning Socialist People s Party, which is supporting Denmark s Social Democratic government, said he would quiz Denmark s defense and justice ministers about the case to get some answers. The government must explain how come Denmark has been acting as a willing tool for a U.S. intelligence service, and what it will mean for cooperation with Denmark s neighboring countries, he said.
THE FIRST CLAIMS OF an alleged secret collaboration between the signals intelligence agencies of the United States and Denmark surfaced in November of 2020. By January of this year, it was clear that the Danish government would, sooner or later, need to deal with the fallout of its controversial spy deal with Washington, under which Denmark enabled the US to spy on some of its closest European allies. Still, the news last weekend that Denmark helped the US spy on countries such as Germany, France, Sweden and Norway, is nothing short of remarkable, and has a huge symbolic significance that cannot be overlooked.
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) used a partnership with Denmark's foreign intelligence unit to spy on senior officials of neighboring countries, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Danish state broadcaster DR said. The findings are the result of a 2015 internal investigation in the Danish Defense Intelligence Service into NSA's role in the partnership, DR said,…