Eu Parliament Approves Contentious Proposal That Infringes Privacy

Last updated: June 11, 2025, 17:57

Eu Parliament Approves Contentious Proposal That Infringes Privacy

Earlier this week

Earlier this week, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) cast their votes in favor of the much-anticipated AI Act. With 523 votes in favor, 46 votes against, and 49

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The legal basis for the proposal is Article 16 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). Article 16 TFEU empowers the European Parliament and the

BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND: the ePrivacy Directive (Directive 2025/58/EC) ensures the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms, in particular the respect for private life

Parliamentary question

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EU Parliament Approves Contentious Proposal That

Document summary

The proposal for a Regulation

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The proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse, 2 which the Commission adopted on

The proposal drew over

The proposal drew over 3,000 amendments in the European Parliamenta record. The danger in the EU's revising the law is that it could start a lobbying war between