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Edward Snowden’s planned testimony to the European Parliament via a video link may be thwarted by deputies’ fear of a negative reaction from the US, the German news magazine Der Spiegel writes on its website.
The European Parliament is holding hearings over the spying furore that erupted in Europe after the publication of the data provided by the US whistleblower in October. Snowden claimed to have documents which proved that the US National Security Agency tapped cellphone calls of at least 35 heads of state and government across the world, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Snowden’s videoconference was planned for December 18. However, the European People's Party (EPP), the largest party in the European Parliament, is trying to prevent his appearance for fear of a negative US reaction.