EU Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0 – Breyer: "Our children lose out" (www.patrick-breyer.de)

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[-] half_giraffe@hexbear.net 21 points 1 week ago

Although a majority of voting Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) actually opposed the regulation (314 against, 276 in favor, 17 abstentions), the motion to reject it failed to secure the required absolute majority of 361 votes. As a result, mass scanning is now permitted again until 2028.

Sorry sweaty this is what democracy looks like smuglord

[-] hotcouchguy@hexbear.net 13 points 1 week ago

Quick someone propose Communism while they lack a quorum

[-] Blakey@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago

... How is 314/607 not an absolute majority?! They're just making shit up now.

[-] WokePalpatine@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

Does this have anything to do with it?

Qualified majority is the voting system most frequently used in the Council, with about 80% of all EU legislation adopted through it.
This is because a qualified majority applies when the Council takes decisions under the ordinary legislative procedure, which is the primary decision-making process for adopting EU laws.
When the Council reaches a qualified majority, an EU legislative act is adopted. When is the qualified majority reached? A qualified majority is reached if two conditions are simultaneously met:

at least 55% of member states vote in favour (15 out of 27)

those member states represent at least 65% of the total EU population This procedure is also known as the 'double-majority rule'.

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/council-eu/how-does-the-council-vote/qualified-majority/#most%20used

[-] Blakey@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

I'm guessing the reality is that "absolute majority" isn't the actual standard and the journalist mistakenly used the wrong term, yes.

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