31/05/2021 (Agence Europe) – “The protection of personal data is a fundamental right in Europe” and “there must be secure data flows” with third countries, including the United States, the European Commission said on Monday 31 May, as a new case of spying on European leaders by US intelligence agencies, also involving the Danish government, emerged. In 2013, the European Union was shaken by similar intelligence from Edward Snowden. According to Danmarks Radio (DR), Washington used, at least until 2014, a Danish submarine cable network to eavesdrop on several senior officials from four countries (Germany, Sweden, Norway, and France), including Angela Merkel. The current Executive Vice-President of the Commission, Margrethe Vestager, was a member of the Danish government in question at the time. Several governments, including the French government, have called on the United States and Denmark to investigate these actions. (SP)