The German government received intelligence that U.S. spies may have been monitoring Angela Merkel’s phone. A very upset German chancellor called U.S. President Barack Obama to complain for not playing nice, saying she “unequivocally condemns such practices” and finds them “completely unacceptable.”
Despite Obama’s assurances that the U.S. has not and will not monitor Merkel’s phone, German news magazine Der Spieger claims to have gathered information showing that the chancellor’s phone has in fact been tapped.
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In Austerity We Trust
Reuters reported on Tuesday that a German parliamentarian - closely associated with Chancellor Angela Merkel – wants to see more cooperation between triple-A countries Netherlands, Finland and Germany. The parliamentarian in question, Hans Michelbach from the Christian Social Union (CSU) said that the three countries should stand together to strengthen the ailing currency union. Micelbach’s comments came during fierce speculation over the euro’s future.
The highly controversial Cyprus bailout, which Micelbach seemed to praise, raised questions about the tangibility of the currency union, especially in the face of growing discrepancies between the zone’s northern and southern members.
The parliamentarian used some tough language to describe France and Italy by referring to the European giants as “problem children”, reports say. He affirmed Germany’s commitment to its two natural partners, but lamented France’s president Francois Hollande for his socialist experiments and argued that such policies could lead to serious problems.
