Showdown in Strasbourg: The unexpected return of Chat Control 1.0
- The European Parliament cleared the way for a renewed extension of the so-called “Chat Control” on Tuesday afternoon.
- With a narrow majority of 331 to 304 votes and eleven abstentions, the MEPs voted for an urgency motion that Parliament President Roberta Metsola had put on the agenda at short notice at the behest of the member states and the EPP group.
- This allows Parliament to vote again on the controversial plan on Thursday, its last session before the summer break.
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- The European Parliament cleared the way for a renewed extension of the so-called “Chat Control” on Tuesday afternoon.
- With a narrow majority of 331 to 304 votes and eleven abstentions, the MEPs voted for an urgency motion that Parliament President Roberta Metsola had put on the agenda at short notice at the behest of the member states and the EPP group.
- This allows Parliament to vote again on the controversial plan on Thursday, its last session before the summer break.
Sources: Heise