[antocv]

EU is also spying on US, it just hasnt turned into a scandal yet.

Its not out of malice or intent to hurt the other party, its just pure power, information is power. Who knows most at the negotiating table wins.

[hwh]

"The EU" is probably not spying, it simply doesn't have institutions to do so. The EU lacks "federal" agencies in the security service sector, that's still a matter of the EU member nations with cooperation only on a bureaucracy level.

[black4eternity]

Then it's not a negotiation between friends interested in mutual growth.

I agree information is power. But there are limits to power. Trust also matters.

[kalms]

Citation? And no, France is not "EU".