EU are working to prevent it

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/19/eu-outlaw...

the Parliament doesn't have any ability to legislate to stop it

the governments of the member states (essentially the Council) want it, so it will happen

Surely it can be stopped by the courts though? They've helped force the UK back slightly on mass surveillance already [0]. I'm sure a challenge will be brought on the basis of freedom of expression (Article 10 ECHR) if any governments move to ban encryption. I mean it's an incredibly obvious impediment to free expression. I know personally if encryption goes I will be self-censoring a hell of a lot more (particularly when it comes to texting more extreme jokes for example).

Of course, with the UK leaving the EU and potentially tearing up the Human Rights Act it might not matter but as for the EU having power to stop this in EU member states I think the courts are the most likely solution.

[0] https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3245181-C-203-15-amp...

Heck, see Malone v. the United Kingdom (ECtHR; 1984), which formed some precedence on the ability to legally do mass surveillance. This isn't new.