According to the story, "The Parliament said that not enough has been done to protect the rights of EU citizens from mass surveillance." Yet, the vote was 285-281. So they feel that mass surveillance is a bad thing yet they barely pass a vote to drop charges against someone who brought mass surveillance programs to light?

I cannot believe that Snowden will ever be safe in Europe. To put it bluntly: Europe is sucking America's d@#k.

It remains unclear if any countries within the 28-member EU would be willing to grant Snowden protection and challenge the U.S.

I'm not holding my breath,since no one has the gonads to challenge the US.