President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, said he is ‘deeply worried and shocked about the allegations of the U.S. authorities spying on EU offices.’

The President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz made the following statement on reports that EU offices have allegedly been bugged by the US authorities:

I am deeply worried and shocked about the allegations of US authorities spying on EU offices. If the allegations prove to be true, it would be an extremely serious matter which will have a severe impact on EU-US relations. On behalf of the European Parliament, I demand full clarification and require further information speedily from the US authorities with regard to these allegations.”

Here’s the German magazine Der Spiegel’s bombshell article about US authorities spying on EU offices.

This was cross-posted from The Hinterland Gazette.