Belgian prosecutors investigate alleged Germany spying

‘Prosecutors in Belgium have opened an investigation into claims of extensive spying by Germany, which has allegedly cooperated with the United States in snooping on Berlin’s European allies.

Jean-Pascal Thoreau, a spokesman for federal prosecutors, said Sunday that the probe mainly seeks to find out “the exact nature of the acts that may have been committed and could be prosecuted.”

According to Belgian media, the inquiry was launched on Friday and after reports about German BND spy agency’s assistance to the US National Security Agency (NSA) with collecting data on European targets, including the French government, European Commission and Airbus Group.’

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