I think that all countries spy on one another, allies or not. That is pretty much a given. The difference as I see it is that the EU does not see the US as a r

I think that all countries spy on one another, allies or not. That is pretty much a given. The difference as I see it is that the EU does not see the US as a regular ally doing its intelligence gathering thing. It now sees the US as a hostile foreign state, and some more measures to protect itself have to be taken.