(CNN) France and Germany are "seeking full clarity" on a report claiming that one of Denmark's intelligence agencies helped the United States spy on several senior European officials, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday. "If the information is true," Macron said during a statement to the press following a virtual Franco-German summit , these practices are "unacceptable between allies, and even less acceptable between European allies and partners." The report did not name any of the 35 world leaders that were allegedly on in the list. However, few months after the initial reports, the German government publicly said it had information that suggested the US might have monitored Merkel's cell phone. Germany's Federal Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into the allegation, but dropped it in 2015 , saying it had uncovered insufficient evidence to launch a successful prosecution.

Source: CNN May 31, 2021 16:43 UTC