2 0 1 4 , ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁Parliament ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁extent ▁and ▁background ▁of ▁foreign ▁secret ▁services ▁sp ying ▁in ▁Germany ▁and ▁to ▁search ▁for ▁strateg ies ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁protect ▁German ▁tele communic ation ▁with ▁technical ▁means . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁Germany ' s ▁B ND ▁intelligence ▁service ▁has ▁cover t ly ▁monitor ed ▁European ▁defence ▁interests ▁and ▁polit icians ▁inside ▁Germany ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁NS A . ▁ ▁Italy ▁Italy ' s ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁En rico ▁Let ta ▁asked ▁John ▁Ker ry , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State , ▁to ▁clarify ▁if ▁the ▁NS A ▁had ▁il leg ally ▁intercept ed ▁tele communic ations ▁in ▁Italy . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁Italian ▁Inter ior ▁Minister ▁Angel ino ▁Alf ano ▁told ▁rep or ters , ▁" We ▁have ▁a ▁duty ▁to ▁[ prov ide ] ▁clar ity ▁to ▁Italian ▁citizens — we ▁must ▁obtain ▁the ▁whole ▁truth ▁and ▁tell ▁the ▁whole ▁truth , ▁without ▁regard ▁for ▁anyone ." ▁ ▁Spain ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Mar iano ▁R ajo y ▁sum mon ed ▁James ▁Cost os , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Spain , ▁to ▁clarify ▁reports ▁about ▁the ▁NS A ' s ▁surve ill ance ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁government . ▁Spanish ▁EU ▁Minister ▁Í ñ igo ▁Mé nd ez ▁de ▁V igo ▁said ▁such ▁practices , ▁if