October 30, 2013
Dutch PM Mark Rutte is often seen as a key UK ally who is able to maintain warm relations with both the Liberal and Conservative sides of the coalition. In London today to deliver the Isaiah Berlin lecture he talked about the big challenges facing Euro…
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Cameron, EU reform, liberals, mark rutte, NSA, TTIP, UK-EU relations, VVD |
Well, this one snowballed quickly. The number of countries either implicated – or feeling the need to comment on – “Handygate” (as the Germans call it) is growing by the minute. Here’s a round-up.Germany: The fallout over allegations that the NSA …
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Cameron, Carl Bildt, Costos, France, germany, Greenwald, hacking, handy-gate, Hollande, italy, Merkel, NSA, Obama, Sikorski, Snowden, Spain |
So we wondered what the big story of the European Council would be. Now we have the answer: Merkel’s cell phone. Der Spiegel today alleged that Merkel’s phone may have been targeted by US security services. Merkel called President Obama to make clear…
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civil liberties, Congress, data protection, Data Protection Directive, european parliament, germany, Merkel, national security, NSA, Obama, phone tapping, SWIFT, TTIP, usa, Viviane Reding |
July 2, 2013
The ‘Big Brother State’ is a sensitive issue in GermanyThe allegation that the US allegedly spies on the EU and its member states – and the related allegations that the UK also tapped German calls and internet traffic – has caused a huge scandal and pl…
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american politics, Edward Snowden, germany, Gestapo, NSA, Stasi, TTIP |
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