EU Parliament revives controversial Chat Control proposal through procedural maneuver
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Stefan Krempl
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The European Parliament narrowly voted (331-304) to approve an urgency motion that could reinstate the controversial "Chat Control" regulation, which would allow indiscriminate scanning of private chat messages. The procedural maneuver, pushed by member states and the EPP group and placed on the agenda by Parliament President Roberta Metsola, aims to revive the transitional regulation before the summer break. A final vote is scheduled for Thursday in Strasbourg.
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· 3 pulledWith 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.
The aim of this maneuver: to reinstate the transitional regulation for Chat Control
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