Denmark helped US spy on Merkel, EU officials during Obama administration: reports

Denmark’s intelligence service worked with its U.S. counterpart to collect information on European leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to several reports in Danish media.

Efforts by the U.S. government to collect such intelligence during that timeframe were previously reported. But the role of Denmark's Defense Intelligence Service, known in Denmark by its acronym FE, was not previously known. The U.S. National Security Agency reportedly worked with FE to gain access to text messages and phone calls with officials from European countries.