Overview
- The CDU/CSU–SPD coalition passed the Elektronische‑Beweismittel‑Umsetzungs‑ und‑Durchführungsgesetz after late changes and a resolution aimed at improving communication with service providers.
- Authorized authorities will be able to seek content, connection and location data directly from providers in other EU states, including companies such as Google, Meta and Microsoft.
- Mandatory court review of cross‑border production and preservation orders is not required, leaving prosecutors to decide whether to raise objections or apply restrictions.
- The Greens, the Left and the AfD voted against the bill as bar associations and rights advocates warned of delayed notification, weakened remedies and risks to protected professional communications.
- The Bundesrat called on the federal government to pursue EU‑level permission to use digital traces for crime prevention, signaling further policy debates to come.