Overview

• Diplomats said a Danish compromise lacked the votes in ambassadors’ talks, so it was removed from the upcoming interior ministers’ agenda.
• Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig stated Germany will not back blanket scanning of private messages, and CDU/CSU leaders also opposed the measure.
• Independent data protection authorities (DSK) urged the government to hold the line against the proposal, warning it would weaken encryption and violate rights.
• Signal warned it could leave Europe if compelled to undermine end‑to‑end encryption, while Meta and the Chaos Computer Club criticized client‑side scanning as risky and error‑prone.
• The regulation is stalled but not dead, as Greens and Left parties filed Bundestag motions for an explicit rejection and future presidencies could table a revised draft.