By 285 votes to 281, MEPs decided to call on EU member states to \"drop any criminal charges against Edward Snowden

The European Parliament Just Voted to Grant Asylum to Edward Snowden

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Well this is something. After years of pressure from activists, the European Parliament just passed a resolution urging its member states to offer protection to Edward Snowden. That would mean dropping all charges against the whistleblower and shielding him from extradition to the United States.

For Snowden, who’s been holed up in Russia for as long as anybody can remember, this is really great news. The former NSA contractor said as much on Twitter:

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It's much ado about nothing. The resolution doesn't do anything. So far, no EU member state has done in response to the resolution. The EUP can "urge" all they want.

Plus, US has extradition with many EU countries. Even if they dropped the criminal charges, the US could still extradite.