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Re:EU member states still cannot agree about end-to-end encr... by ko27 on Monday October 16, 2023 @04:37AM (#37897135)
You should be glad EU exists not wishing to leave it. More than half of countries support this kind of control, and yet it probably won't pass because of a minority of countries. Seems like EU will actually end up preventing this from spreading across the continent.
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Re:EU member states still cannot agree about end-to-end encr... by mannerheim on Monday October 16, 2023 @04:59AM (#37897282)
Does the law require unanimity, or just a majority? This page[0] seems to suggest only a majority is necessary, but I can't find anything else to back that up; but I suppose we'll find out in a week or two.

[0]: https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/chat-control-2-0-eu-governm...

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Re:EU member states still cannot agree about end-to-end encr... by gmerc on Monday October 16, 2023 @05:51AM (#37897612)
It’s not gonna pass against Germany.
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Re:EU member states still cannot agree about end-to-end encr... by chopin on Monday October 16, 2023 @03:19PM (#37904851)
How do you know? Faeser is not known to be fond of our constitution.
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Re:EU member states still cannot agree about end-to-end encr... by petre on Monday October 16, 2023 @05:12PM (#37906703)
Maybe they still remember Stasi.
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Re:EU member states still cannot agree about end-to-end encr... by tankenmate on Monday October 16, 2023 @11:59AM (#37901745)
The law will first have to pass the EU parliament which is a simple majority of the plenary (i.e. all MEPs). Then it needs to pass the Council which in this case would probably require qualified majority at the least and unanimity at the most.

Qualified majority would be at the least 55% of Council countries and Council representation from at least 65% of the population.

Unanimity is obvious; all EU Council members would have to agree.

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