[r0naa]

You seem to believe that the EU is one homogeneous, federal entity. It isn't, yet.

Having the EU parliament vote a motion in favour of welcoming Snowden as a political refugee is great. As the article highlight it isn't binding to the EU commission or EU countries. But this could help document Snowden's in front of the ECHR.

The European Court for Human Rights does have supranational power over EU states.

This is a small step in the good direction, no need to be cynical.

[jacquesm]

> You seem to believe that the EU is one homogeneous, federal entity. It isn't, yet.

I did say 'EU country' didn't I? So why do you think I believe that the EU is one homogeneous federal entity? I'm pretty well versed in EU politics and I'm kind of surprised that you could read that into that line.

> Having the EU parliament vote a motion in favour of welcoming Snowden as a political refugee is great.

Yes, but it amounts to exactly nothing without any particular country taking actual action, the EU parliament has a long history of being ignored on issues like these in spite of well meaning words their ability to exert pressure on the nation states to actually act is in this particular case quite limited. But it's a nice gesture, I'm sure Edward Snowden will appreciate it.

Hence the 'talk is cheap'.

[walterstucco]

Talk is not cheap at all, my dear friend. We europeans are going against US requestas, even though We are technically allies. Do you think dieselgate has been discovered only now in US by accident?