An RT article, with the above title (published on September 19, 2014), clearly suggests that United States Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan and his colleagues have put their spying operations on Western European countries on hold for a while.

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Diary 9/21/2014 at 12:45 PM EDT

"CIA puts on hold all spying operations in Western Europe"

By William Finnerty 2 comments

For the purpose of trying to make the arrangement permanent, this might be a very good time for all European Union citizens to put some peaceful and lawful pressure on their elected representatives, to see to it that Article 7 of the EU CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS is properly supported and enforced?

Though very few EU citizens appear to be aware of it at the present time -- including, however amazing it might seem, almost all senior EU lawyers and politicians? -- Article 7 of the CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, which, as far as I know, came into full force when the Lisbon Treaty entered into full force in 2009, very clearly states:

"Everyone has the right to respect for his or her private and family life, home and communications."

The scanned copy of a related registered letter to former Republic of Ireland Justice Minister Alan Shatter TD dated March 3rd 2014 can be viewed at:
http://www.humanrightsireland.com/PublicServiceOversightCommittee/3March2014/RLs/AS/RL2.htm

The scanned copy of a related registered letter to Pádraig Mac Lochlainn TD, who is the Chairman of the Republic of Ireland's Committee on Public Service Oversight, also dated March 3rd 2014, can be viewed at:
http://www.humanrightsireland.com/PublicServiceOversightCommittee/3March2014/RLs/PML/RL1.htm

'Also, Article 8.1 of the CHARTER states: "Everyone has the right to the protection of personal data concerning him or her"; and, in addition Article 11.1 consists of the following text: "Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers".'

All three excerpts (in quotes above) are contained in the above-mentioned registered letters sent to Alan Shatter TD and Pádraig Mac Lochlainn TD on March 3rd 2014.

A full copy of the RT article referred to above can be viewed at:
http://rt.com/usa/189156-cia-hold-spying-operations-europe/

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