For previous posts about the “Chat control” proposal, see here:

- Part 1
- Part 2

In October 2025, the European Council will meet again and the member states will vote on the proposal. The conditions for accepting the proposal are listed here: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/council-eu/voting-system/qualified-majority/

Sending a message to EU representatives helps! Yesterday (August 29, 2025), Finland decided to vote against the proposal. People are also receiving messages from EU representatives indicating that they are reconsidering their position as a result of the messages: Response from a Croatian member of the EU Parliament concerning emails related to chat control: https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyFromEU/comments/1n3ci37/response_from_a_croatian_member_of_the_eu/?sort=new

You can see how to send a message in post part 1.

We are still a long way off, so we must keep up the pressure. You can also send a message to EU representatives from other countries, see post part 2.

The most important country to persuade is Germany, which is undecided and has 96 MEPs. Followed by France (81, in favor), Italy (76, in favor), and Spain (61, in favor).

Important dates:
September 12, 2025: final phase in which governments establish their official positions.
October 14, 2025: final vote in the Council of the EU.

Update: The table isn´t entirely accurate. The number of MEP´s and the countries are right, but the vote-categorization (Approve, Against, undecided) is more complex then shown.

In short:
An EU law must be approved by both the EU Council (ministers of member states) and the European Parliament (MEPs).

In the Council, a qualified majority usually applies: at least 15 of the 27 countries, representing 65% of the EU population. A blocking minority requires at least 4 countries.

In Parliament, MEPs vote according to political party, not country. This means that a country can vote against a bill in the Council, while MEPs from that same country vote in favor.

You can therefore exert influence through your national government and through MEPs, whom you can approach individually.

For a more lengthy explanation of the conditions for accepting the proposal you can take a look here: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/council-eu/voting-system/qualified-majority/

Source: https://x.com/vonderleyen/status/1961493506855227533

Original source: https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/ukrainerussia-statement-high-representative-latest-russian-attacks-against-ukraine_en

Fuck you, Hungary. If even Fico signs it you know you're on the wrong.

Source: https://vxtwitter.com/kajakallas/status/1961440967744954564

Industrial policy is back in fashion - on both sides of the Atlantic.

• 🇪🇺 The EU’s Green Deal Industrial Plan (2024) is estimated at $350B in funding.
• 🇺🇸 The US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) dwarfs it at $780B.

Supporters of the EU approach argue that it focuses on sustainability, regulation, and competitiveness rather than raw subsidies. Critics warn the scale of US spending could pull green industry investments away from Europe.

💡 Our Question:
Do you think the EU can truly compete with the US in clean tech and green industry - or is the money gap just too big?