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Borg - among the most junior EU commissioners - faced questions from MEPs on Tuesday (Photo: European Parliament)

EU breaks silence on US snooping scandal

A junior EU official on Tuesday (11 June) broke Brussels' silence on US data snooping, urging Washington not to abuse its "special relationship" with Europe.

Tonio Borg - the Malteste commissioner in charge of health and consumer affairs - told the European Parliament in Strasbourg: "Programmes such as the so-called Prism and the laws on the basis of which such programmes are authorised potentially endan...

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