▁and ▁France ▁wanted ▁the ▁law ▁to ▁be ▁passed ▁before ▁the ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁European ▁Parliament ▁elections . ▁Germany , ▁represented ▁by ▁Ang ela ▁Mer kel , ▁and ▁the ▁UK , ▁represented ▁by ▁David ▁Camer on , ▁fav ored ▁a ▁slower ▁implementation ; ▁their ▁wishes ▁pre va iled . ▁About ▁the ▁" F ive ▁E yes " ▁esp ion age ▁al liance , ▁Mer kel ▁remarked , ▁" Un like ▁David , ▁we ▁are ▁unfortunately ▁not ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁group ." ▁Also ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 4 , ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Ministry ▁sum mon ed ▁John ▁B . ▁Em erson , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Germany , ▁to ▁clarify ▁alleg ations ▁that ▁the ▁NS A ▁had ▁t apped ▁into ▁Chan cell or ▁Ang ela ▁Mer kel ’ s ▁mobile ▁phone . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁German ▁government ▁had ▁hoped ▁for ▁a ▁" no ▁sp y " ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁by ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁Germany ▁had ▁" g iven ▁up ▁hope " ▁of ▁se cur ing ▁such ▁a ▁treat y . ▁The ▁Foreign ▁Office ' s ▁Philipp ▁Mi ß fel der ▁declared ▁that ▁" the ▁current ▁situation ▁in ▁trans at l antic ▁relations ▁is ▁worse ▁than ▁it ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁low - point ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁during ▁the ▁Ira q ▁War ". ▁ ▁The ▁German ▁Parliament ary ▁Committee ▁investig ating ▁the ▁NS A ▁sp ying ▁sc andal ▁was ▁started ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 0 , ▁