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| A general view of the large former monitoring base of the U.S. intelligence organization National Security Agency (NSA) in Bad Aibling south of Munich, June 18, 2013. |
A German magazine is reporting that a U.S. spy agency has bugged
European Union offices and gained access to EU internal computer
networks, the latest in a series of exposures of alleged U.S. spy
programs.
Der Spiegel says its Sunday report was based on a classified U.S. National Security Agency document obtained from fugitive former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
The September 2010 document details how the NSA had planted microphones in EU offices in Washington, the U.N. and Brussels, and how the spy agency had infiltrated the EU computer network and accessed e-mails and documents.
The president of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, released a statement demanding full clarification of the story and further information from U.S. authorities. Schulz said if true, the story would have a severe impact on relations between the EU and the U.S.
Snowden fled from the U.S. to Hong Kong in May and then disclosed key documents about the surveillance programs being conducted by the secretive National Security Agency to thwart terrorism.
Earlier this month, he flew to Moscow and is believed to be staying in a transit zone at the airport while seeking asylum in Ecuador.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden spoke to Ecuador's president about Snowden on Friday. President Rafael Correa says Biden asked him to reject Snowden's asylum request.
Earlier this month, Snowden flew to Moscow and is believed to be staying in a transit zone at the airport, while seeking asylum.
Der Spiegel says its Sunday report was based on a classified U.S. National Security Agency document obtained from fugitive former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
The September 2010 document details how the NSA had planted microphones in EU offices in Washington, the U.N. and Brussels, and how the spy agency had infiltrated the EU computer network and accessed e-mails and documents.
The president of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, released a statement demanding full clarification of the story and further information from U.S. authorities. Schulz said if true, the story would have a severe impact on relations between the EU and the U.S.
Snowden fled from the U.S. to Hong Kong in May and then disclosed key documents about the surveillance programs being conducted by the secretive National Security Agency to thwart terrorism.
Earlier this month, he flew to Moscow and is believed to be staying in a transit zone at the airport while seeking asylum in Ecuador.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden spoke to Ecuador's president about Snowden on Friday. President Rafael Correa says Biden asked him to reject Snowden's asylum request.
Earlier this month, Snowden flew to Moscow and is believed to be staying in a transit zone at the airport, while seeking asylum.
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