COPENHAGEN —The US spied on top politicians in Europe, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, from 2012 to 2014 with the help of Danish intelligence, Danish and European media reported on Sunday.
Danish public broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR) said the US National Security Agency (NSA) had eavesdropped on Danish internet cables to spy on top politicians and high-ranking officials in Germany, Sweden, Norway and France.
The NSA had taken advantage of a surveillance collaboration with Denmark’s military intelligence unit FE to do so, it said.
Denmark’s defense ministry has not responded to AFP’s requests for a comment.
Defense Minister Trine Bramsen, who took over the de…
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