BRUSSELS - France and Germany pushed Friday for Washington to agree new rules on espionage after damaging revelations the United States tapped German Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone and spied on other allies.

Paris and Berlin will "seek bilateral talks with the US" to reach an understanding by year's end on the conduct of intelligence gathering among allies, EU President Herman Van Rompuy told reporters after a first day of EU summit talks.

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