Journalists from the BBC, Reuters and New York Times were among those spied on by the German foreign intelligence service. The number of reporters spied by the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) is at least 50 and the agencies is carrying out surveillance activities since 1999. The Bundestag is investigating surveillance activities conducted by the US National Security Agency (NSA) and BND. The BND has refused to comment the allegations anyway it clarified that every operative aspect of its activity will be discussed only with the German government and politicians on parliaments intelligence oversight committee.”]