#EU: European Parliament Adopts Non-Binding Call For EU Nations To Grant #Snowden Asylum

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The European Parliament has called on EU member states to drop all criminal charges against Edward Snowden and protect him against extradition to the United States. MEPs voted 285 votes to 281 in favor of a resolution that the NSA whistle-blower should be allowed to seek safe asylum in the EU.

#EU: Preliminary Ruling May Force Facebook To Choose Between NSA Data Sharing And Doing Business In Europe

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You can’t have it both ways. That was the stark message delivered to Facebook, the European Commission yesterday by Yves Bot, advocate general of the European Court of Justice. To Facebook and other US companies collecting user data within the EU, the ruling was clear: you can either operate in Europe or you can collaborate with NSA surveillance, not both.

#GERMANY: Merkel Accused Of Lying About NSA Spying List; US Sources Say She Could Release Names to Legislators

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German officials have recently used the lack of American permission as an excuse not to release a list of German targets passed by the NSA to Germany's foreign intelligence agency, but media reports reveal US officials have said Merkel's government could make the final decision whether to reveal the list to parliamentarians.

#USA: Wikileaks Reveals NSA Spied On Current, Past French President's Phone Calls

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The US National Security Agency spied on French presidents Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande, WikiLeaks said in a press statement published on Tuesday, citing top secret intelligence reports and technical documents.

#GERMANY: #AngelaMerkel Defends Cooperation With American Spy Agency In Growing Spy Scandal

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Chancellor Angela Merkel is defending the German intelligence agency amid growing criticism of her knowledge of its activities from within her own government. Merkel said spying among friends "should not happen" but emphasized the importance of cooperating with the US National Security Agency to fight terrorist threats.

#GERMANY: Spy Agency Deleted 12,000 Requests From NSA To Spy On European Officials

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has faced a firestorm over her actions that allowed the US National Security Agency spy on German citizens, but it's been revealed that Germany's spy agency effectively deleted 12,000 requests to spy on Germans and other Europeans.

#GERMANY

Parliamentary Committee Will Call #Snowden to Testify [world politics news]

#GERMANY

Greens Urge #Merkel to Ask Obama to Destroy Her 300-Page NSA File During US Visit [world politics news]

#GERMANY

Obama Knew About, Stopped, #Merkel Phone Taps This Summer [world politics news]

#GERMANY

Report Says Obama Knew #Merkel's Phone Was Tapped by NSA [world politics news]

#GERMANY

#Merkel Angered, Calls Obama, Over NSA Surveillance of Her Cell Phone [world politics news]

#FRANCE

US Ambassador "Summoned" to Explain US Spying on France [world politics news]

#BRAZIL

Pres. Rouseff's Popularity Rebounding After Protests, Says New Poll [world politics news]

#GERMANY

Police Chopper Buzzes US Consulate Seeking Listening Devices; US Protests [world politics news]

#UK

Partner of Reporter Who Broke Snowden Story Questioned at Heathrow 9 Hours [world politics news]

#BRAZIL

Foreign Min. Antonio Patriota Demands Clarification on NSA Spying in Brazil [world politics news]

Brazil's Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota and US Sec. of State John Kerry

#RUSSIA

NSA Leaker Edward #Snowden Granted 1-Year Asylum in Russia [world politics news]

GERMANY

NSA Spying Scandal Helps Pirate Party Double Support in Polls [world politics news]

GERMANY

Slipping in the Polls, Merkel Gov't Launches US Spying Investigation [world politics news]

GERMANY

Merkel Faces Hostile News Conference Over NSA Spying in Germany [world politics news]