"The impact of US National Security Agency and other surveillance programmes on EU citizens' privacy and media freedom and the lack of democratic oversight of these programmes were the key concerns voiced by MEPs and key journalists on Thursday, in the first of a series of hearings on alleged spying by the US and EU countries. The aim of this investigation is to determine the impact of these surveillance activities on EU citizens", said leader of the Civil Liberties Committee inquiry Claude Moraes (S&D, UK)" (Quoted from article).