European Parliament backs digital euro and Chat Control…

European Parliament backs digital euro and Chat Control exemption

09.07.2026 19:01 HotInfo

The European Parliament in Strasbourg on Thursday backed several new decisions, including launching negotiations on the digital euro and extending the exemption known as Chat Control 1.0. This allows companies such as WhatsApp, Microsoft, and Google to voluntarily screen private communications in order to search for material depicting the abuse of children. aktuality.sk ↗

According to the new proposals, MEPs envisage that encrypted communication should be excluded from screening. However, the vote was accompanied by disputes over procedure and criticism from some members, who warned of the risk of blanket surveillance of private messages. The topic returned to the European Parliament after the original proposal to extend the temporary exemption failed to pass at the end of March. svet.sme.sk ↗

At the same time, Parliament backed the launch of negotiations on the digital euro. The proposal also includes a protective limit on the amount of digital euros an individual could hold. MEPs also approved an own-initiative report by Slovak MEP Ľudovít Ódor on the so-called 28th regime in the area of taxation, which is meant to be a step toward a more unified market for innovative companies. SITA ↗

These decisions add to the previous Strasbourg agenda, in which Parliament dealt with the vetting of the Europe of Sovereign Nations party, also over statements by Milan Mazurek, air passenger rights, and social security for mobile workers. The Slovak political context also remains linked to Prime Minister Robert Fico, who had previously criticized European Parliament resolutions against Slovakia and, at home, speaks of the autumn local elections, in which he expects success particularly for independent candidates. domov.sme.sk ↗

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