Joint EU-US Group To Assess US Spy Ops -- BBC
A joint EU-US expert group will investigate the alleged US spying on EU officials and report its findings in October, the European Commission says.
EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding said the group would meet this month to begin assessing the "proportionality" of the US surveillance programmes.
She called the surveillance "a wake-up call for us to advance on our data protection reform".
There could be no EU-US trade deal without mutual trust, she warned.
The operations were revealed by US whistleblower Edward Snowden, now a fugitive from US justice, who was last reported to be in the transit zone at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport.
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More News On European Reaction To NSA Surveillance Operations
EU demands more U.S. respect for privacy -- UPI
Europe wants parallel talks with US on trade, surveillance -- Economic Times/AP
US and Germany to hold high-level talks over NSA surveillance -- The Telegraph
Obama, Merkel agree to high-level talks on U.S. surveillance program -- Reuters
US, German Security Brass to Meet on Surveillance Allegations -- Voice of America
France calls for delay in U.S.-EU trade talks over NSA surveillance anger -- CTV News/AP
Obama tries to ease NSA tensions and insists: Europe spies on US too -- The Guardian
Gentlemen, Calm Yourselves: When it comes to spouting hypocrisy about the NSA’s spying, the Europeans have no equals. -- Denis Macshane, Foreign Policy
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