Well, apparently, it seems spying on the populace is kind of the mainstream position - among the political elites - in many European countries these days; so pe

Well, apparently, it seems spying on the populace is kind of the mainstream position - among the political elites - in many European countries these days; so perhaps you should consider non-mainstream political currents. Also - there is the question of EU legitimacy. Its structure is highly problematic, as are its politics vis-a-vis the US, NATO, Russia, Arab countries etc - and I'll naturally not open that whole discussion; my point is that I would also consider supporting dissolution of and/or secession from the EU. Not because friendly and cooperative inter-relations are bad for European countries - of course they are - but because the EU is not a good vehicle for that, it's a vehicle for realizing elite-minority political and economic interests.