Diplomatic row breaks out over claims Britain spied on EU Commissioner

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The Telegraph - 12/20/13, Christopher Hope

 

European Union Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia answers reporters' questions during an interview with Reuters in Brussels June 13, 2012

A diplomatic row has broken out after it emerged that British spies might have snooped on Joaquin Almunia, a European Union Commissioner. Photo: Reuters

 

Leaked documents claimed British and American intelligence agencies targeted the EU’s competition commissioner.

The names and details are the latest revelations to come from documents leaked by the whistleblower Edward Snowden and are likely to fuel further concern about the extent of the surveillance being conducted by GCHQ and America’s National Security Agency.

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