Germany has ordered the top U.S. intelligence official in the country to leave amidst tensions over U.S. spying. Over the past several days, two German government workers have been accused of spying for the United States. The cases have renewed anger over leaks from Edward Snowden, which showed the United States was monitoring the communications of millions of Germans and tapping Chancellor Angela Markel’s cellphone. On Thursday, the German government announced it was expelling the CIA station chief in Berlin, citing both the recent allegations and “months of unsolved questions around the activities of U.S. intelligence agencies in Germany.” German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen said the move sends a message.

Ursula von der Leyen: “The German government has reacted and asked the U.S. intelligence service official responsible for Germany to leave the country. We thus made it clear that we do not tolerate this approach. But there is also a chance now, especially for the American side, to wipe the slate clean.”