Tag Archives: spying
Letta backs EU call on U.S. spying
(By Emily Backus) (ANSA) – Rome, October 25 – Italian Premier Enrico Letta on Friday backed calls from European leaders for the United States to provide clarification on reports US intelligence agency NSA spied on allied leaders and governments. “It … Continue reading →
Senate speaker says Biden ‘recognises’ Italy’s spying alarm
(see related) (ANSA) – Washington, October 25 – Italian Senate Speaker Pietro Grasso said Friday that United States Vice President Joe Biden acknowledged Italy’s alarm about reports US intelligence agency NSA spied on foreign governments, including the administration in Rome. … Continue reading →
Europe ‘united’ over U.S. spying case says Letta
(ANSA) – Brussels, October 25 – European Union leaders agreed Friday to take strong joint action against electronic surveillance by the United States National Security Agency. “We have taken a strong, united position in order to get information over the … Continue reading →
Italian services ‘had role in British spying’
(see related) (ANSA) – Rome, October 24 – Italian secret services had a role in data collection by British intelligence agencies courtesy of a “third-level agreement”, Glenn Greenwald, the America journalist who first published former NSA contractor Edward Snowden’s leaked … Continue reading →
Man arrested for spying on ex-girlfriend
(ANSA) – Milan, October 24 – A 40-year-old man was arrested on stalking charges for spying on his ex-girlfriend in Bollate, near Milan, Carabinieri police said Thursday. The man, whose identity was not released, reportedly wore a wig, moustache and … Continue reading →
Letta says US spying would be ‘unacceptable’
(see related) (ANSA) – Rome, October 24 – Italian Premier Enrico Letta said Thursday that reports US National Security Agency (NSA) spied on the Italian government would be “unacceptable” if true. “We cannot accept that there are shady areas or … Continue reading →
Government, intelligence ‘did not know of US spying’
(see previous). (ANSA) – Rome, October 23 – Italian Undersecretary for Intelligence Marco Minniti on Wednesday reiterated Italian authorities were unaware of spying by US intelligence agency NSA.”I reconfirm that neither the government nor our intelligence services knew of the … Continue reading →
Italy knew nothing of alleged US spying, says undersecretary
(see related stories) (ANSA) – Rome, October 23 – The Italian government on Wednesday denied claims that the country’s secret services were aware of alleged spying on Italian phone calls by US intelligence agency NSA. “I feel I can exclude … Continue reading →
Letta raises US spying with Kerry
(see related story) (ANSA) – Rome, October 23 – Premier Enrico Letta raised concerns about reports that Italians were among millions of people to have their phone conversations tapped by the US National Security Agency (NSA) in a meeting with … Continue reading →