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Politico (24 June 2026)

Sam CLARK

The European Parliament president’s power play is “without precedent,” diplomats wrote in a note seen by POLITICO.

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola is trying to push through a controversial law on scanning child abuse content online even though it has been repeatedly slapped down by her own chamber, according to a document seen by POLITICO.

In a step that diplomats deem “without precedent,” the top EU politician has asked member countries in the Council to approve a bill that her own Parliament shot down in a plenary vote in March.

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