Sindarina, Edge Case Detective on Nostr: “The Netherlands will not approve a European legislative proposal that would ...

“The Netherlands will not approve a European legislative proposal that would undermine the confidentiality of communications, partly because, according to the Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD), it poses too great a risk to our digital security. That's fantastic news—for now, at least.”

Phew.

https://www.bitsoffreedom.nl/2024/10/01/victory-dutch-government-does-not-support-eu-proposal-undermining-encryption/

Note that this is an abstention, though, not a 'no' vote, which would indeed have been preferable.

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/10/the-netherlands-will-not-back-eu-wide-screening-of-app-messages/

GroenLinks-PvdA position, from last week;

https://groenlinkspvda.nl/nieuws/brief-europese-surveillancewet/