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2025/0429(COD)

Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse

LIBE · Birgit Sippel (S&D)

The law temporarily allows exceptions to privacy rules for electronic communications to help authorities detect and stop child sexual abuse online. It permits enhanced monitoring and analysis of communications to identify material involving child exploitation.[AI-Generated]

Published in the Official Journal 28 July 2026

Record as of 28 July 2026 — the most recent action in the official record. Status can lag; each step below carries its own date.

  1. 28 July 2026 Published in the Official Journal

    What's next: It's law at EU level. Member states must now transpose it into national law by the deadline the act sets.

  2. 24 July 2026 Signed — publication next
  3. 23 July 2026 Act approved by Council, 2nd reading
    2 more actions
    1. 22 July 2026 Deliberations in Coreper
    2. 14 July 2026 Deliberations in Council working party
  4. 9 July 2026 Parliament decided at 2nd reading
    1 more action
    1. 6 July 2026 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading
  5. 2 July 2026 Council adopted its 1st-reading position
  6. 1 July 2026 Urgent procedure requested by a political group
    2 more actions
    1. 26 June 2026 Deliberations in Coreper
    2. 27 March 2026 Deliberations in Coreper
  7. 26 March 2026 Parliament adopted its 1st-reading position
    4 more actions
    1. 26 March 2026 Results of vote in Parliament
    2. 18 March 2026 Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper
    3. 16 March 2026 Deliberations in Coreper
    4. 13 March 2026 Deliberations in Coreper
  8. 11 March 2026 Plenary sent the file back to committee
    1 more action
    1. 11 March 2026 Deliberations in Coreper
  9. 11 March 2026 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading
    3 more actions
    1. 11 March 2026 Results of vote in Parliament
    2. 4 March 2026 Deliberations in Coreper
    3. 3 March 2026 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading
  10. 2 March 2026 Lead committee adopted its report
    3 more actions
    1. 28 January 2026 Adoption of negotiating mandate by Coreper
    2. 27 January 2026 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
    3. 21 January 2026 European Economic and Social Committee opinion
  11. 19 December 2025 New legislative proposal
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