French president demands end to U.S. spying
- A German news weekly reported that the U.S. bugged European Union offices in three cities
- French President Francois Hollande wants an explanation
- Germany has also summoned the U.S. ambassador
PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande is demanding that the United States immediately stop its alleged eavesdropping of the European Union.
According to weekend reports, U.S. intelligence agencies have bugged EU offices in three cities.The German news weekly Der Spiegel reported Sunday that the National Security Agency had bugged EU offices in Washington, New York and Brussels.
Hollande said Monday during a trip to western France that "We cannot accept this kind of behavior."
He said, "We demand that this cease immediately." He asked for an immediate explanation.
Germany has also summoned the U.S. ambassador.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he doesn't know the details of the allegations, but maintained that many nations undertake lots of different kinds of activities to protect their national interests.