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| Compiled on July 01, 2013, 06:31 PM CET |
| COVER STORY How the NSA Targets Germany and Europe Top secret documents detail the mass scope of efforts by the United States to spy on Germany and Europe. Each month, the NSA monitors a half a billion communications and EU buildings are bugged. The scandal poses a threat to trans-Atlantic relations. |
| 'NO LONGER IN THE COLD WAR' Merkel Infuriated by US Spying German Chancellor Angela Merkel has compared US spying to Cold War tactics and Brussels wants EU facilities checked for American eavesdropping equipment. Concern is growing the scandal could seriously damage trans-Atlantic relations. |
| FRIENDS OR FOES? Berlin Must Protect Germans from US Spying The German government has failed to protect the public from the NSA's surveillance program and should be held accountable. On both a national and an EU level, there needs to be an independent investigation into the scandal. |
| GUARDIAN REPORT US Engaged in Vast Spying Operation on Europe Newly revealed documents from the intelligence agency NSA show that the US has been spying on its EU allies on a vast scale. Just days after SPIEGEL reported US spying on EU diplomatic missions, the Guardian has revealed that American spying extends to several European countries. |
| SPYING 'OUT OF CONTROL' EU Official Questions Trade Negotiations Senior European Union officials are outraged by revelations that the US spied on EU representations in Washington and New York. Some have called for a suspension of talks on the trans-Atlantic free trade agreement. |
| GROWING ALARM German Prosecutors to Review Allegations of US Spying SPIEGEL has learned that the German Federal Prosecutors' Office is looking into allegations that a US intelligence agency has conducted massive spying against German citizens. A first formal complaint has already been lodged in one city. |
| WORLD FROM BERLIN 'Obama Owes His Allies an Explanation' The fallout has been immense over revelations that US intelligence agencies systematically spied on EU officials as part of their far-reaching surveillance programs. German commentators on Monday say that Washington must explain itself. |
| QUOTE GALLERY Europe Reacts to NSA Spying The leak of top secret documents has revealed widespread spying by the United States on Germany and Europe, where politicians say the scandal poses a threat to trans-Atlantic relations. |
| BOUNDLESS INFORMANT The Global Hunt for Edward Snowden Whistleblower Edward Snowden remains on the run from US authorities, leaving behind a trail of revelations. Currently believed to be in Moscow's international airport, he has become the victim of a global hunt with elements of a Cold War thriller. |
| DIPLOMATIC FALLOUT Experts Warn of Trans-Atlantic Ice Age Revelations that the US has spied extensively on the EU and European countries have infuriated leaders in Brussels and Berlin -- and could endanger the trans-Atlantic free-trade agreement. Important American voices are demanding that Obama come clean. |
| BERLIN BLOCKADE Brussels Concerned About Merkel's Anti-Europe Flip Germany's EU partners are accusing Chancellor Angela Merkel of campaigning for re-election this year at Europe's expense. Even her government's center-right allies within the bloc are needled by Berlin's sudden resistance to Brussels. |
| JOINING THE CLUB Croatia Celebrates Entry to European Union The European Union gained its 28th member on Monday -- Croatia. It's a major milestone for the former Yugoslav country, which was ravaged by war only two decades ago. But to pull out of its current economic slump, it still has a lot of work to do. |
| LATVIAN PRIME MINISTER 'We Have Learned From Our Mistakes' Just a few years ago, Latvia was on the edge of bankruptcy. Now, it's poised to join the euro zone in 2014. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis explains why austerity turned the country's economic fortunes around and insists Latvia is not becoming a tax haven. |
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