Germany is part of the Five Eyes/Nine Eyes/UKUSA network [1], which was established so that the respective intelligence communities can share data. There is at

Germany is part of the Five Eyes/Nine Eyes/UKUSA network [1], which was established so that the respective intelligence communities can share data. There is at least one of the US' Echelon stations in Germany [2]. I would wager that Germany would intercept the majority of traffic in this "Europe network" and then give the stuff to the US. Nothing would change. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECHELON https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECHELON