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The Obama administration and setting up a reciprocal agreement with France and Germany that prohibits spying on each other
04/05/2009
After German and French revelations about NSA spying activities in Germany and France, including spying on German chancellor Merkel's mobile phone, the pressure is increasing for the U.S. to sign a reciprocal agreement on no-spying with the two European partners. The U.S. already has an understanding with three English speaking countries on no-spying and it makes sense for this to apply to critical Eurpean allies.
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U.S.-Germany Intelligence Partnership Falters Over Spying
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Obama’s Path From Critic to Overseer of Spying
New York Times 01.15.2014
German Leader Criticizes U.S. Over Pervasive Surveillance
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NSA Flap Strains Ties With Europe
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Merkel Backs Plan to Keep European Data in Europe
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Obama Sends Aide to Soothe German Allies
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Germany Drops Probe Into Alleged U.S. Spying on Merkel’s Cellphone
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