Whistleblower website WikiLeaks says the US has been spying on the highest levels of the French political establishment since at least 2006.
In revelations it calls Espionage Elysee, it published on Tuesday (23 June) extracts from five US intercepts of former French leaders Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy and from the current president, Francois Hollande.
A Hollande intercept, dated 22 May 2012 and tagged “top secret”, says Ho...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.