"They are open to co-operation. They are open to explain," she said. "I never seek an apology from anyone. I seek information ... We don't want to jeopardize the strategic importance of free trade."
Grybauskaite insisted that the scandal, which has shown no sign of abating, should not be allowed to obstruct the trade talks but acknowledged that "some countries are very sensitive on this question."
Meanwhile, Britain may also have some explaining to do on the sidelines of next week's trade talks since it was suggested that the UK's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), through a system known as Tempora, .
The European Commission vice president said that US companies could suffer from the US government's covert intelligence-gathering activities.
"Concerns about cloud security can easily push European policy-makers into putting security guarantees ahead of open markets, with consequences for American companies," Kroes warned. "Cloud has a lot of potential. But potential doesn't count for much in an atmosphere of distrust."
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Grybauskaite insisted that the scandal, which has shown no sign of abating, should not be allowed to obstruct the trade talks but acknowledged that "some countries are very sensitive on this question."
Meanwhile, Britain may also have some explaining to do on the sidelines of next week's trade talks since it was suggested that the UK's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), through a system known as Tempora, .
The European Commission vice president said that US companies could suffer from the US government's covert intelligence-gathering activities.
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Robert Bridge is the author of the book, Midnight in the American Empire, which discusses the dangerous consequences of excessive corporate power now prevalent in the United States.
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