Overview

• Berlin has yet to agree an internal position, and its vote could determine whether EU interior ministers form a Council majority to proceed.
• The Danish presidency’s text would target images, videos without audio, and URLs, excluding text and voice messages but still requiring detection in encrypted services.
• The European Parliament opposes mass or indiscriminate scanning and has backed tightly limited, judge‑approved measures instead.
• Major industry groups Bitkom and eco joined journalists' and lawyers' associations in rejecting the plan as rights‑infringing, technically unsound, and risky for security.
• Signal warned it would exit the EU rather than weaken end‑to‑end encryption, and WhatsApp said the latest Council draft still undermines private messaging.