Chat Control Position Map

DG HOME and Commissioner Johansson advanced the permanent CSA Regulation proposal.

Institution

European Commission

Instrument

CSA Regulation 2022/0155(COD)

Evidence status

Maintained corpus

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

The corpus identifies Johansson and DG HOME as champions of the proposal.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1
• Scope & Thesis Research file / Tier 1

DG HOME ran paid X ads targeting seven wavering states: Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium, Finland, Slovenia, Portugal, and Czech Republic.

Institution

European Commission DG HOME

Instrument

CSA Regulation campaign conduct

Evidence status

Corrected

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

The corpus corrects the targeted-state count to seven and keeps the ad-agency attribution unconfirmed.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1
• Debunked / Corrected Claims Ledger Ledger / Tier 1

LIBE adopted a seven-group targeted-not-mass-scanning compromise that protected E2EE.

Institution

European Parliament LIBE

Instrument

CSA Regulation 2022/0155(COD)

Evidence status

Public primary

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

The position row records the committee compromise, not a permanent Parliament-wide stance.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1

The adopted Council position deletes detection obligations and protects cybersecurity and encryption, while leaving voluntary scanning and age-verification components.

Institution

Council

Instrument

Council doc 15318/25 / ST-15318-2025-INIT

Evidence status

Public primary

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

This institution-level row is public-primary; it does not retroactively make national leaked positions public-primary.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1
• Debunked / Corrected Claims Ledger Ledger / Tier 1

A suspects-only amendment had majority support at 322-255 but missed the 361 absolute-majority threshold; E2EE exemption amendments cleared the bar.

Institution

European Parliament plenary

Instrument

ePrivacy derogation 2025/0429(COD)

Evidence status

Corrected

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

This row prevents later pages from treating the second-reading result as simple majority endorsement of broad scanning; the 322-255 per-amendment count remains flagged in the corpus for roll-call re-pin before publication.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1
• Debunked / Corrected Claims Ledger Ledger / Tier 1

Austria is listed in the corpus as an opponent, with a November 2022 binding parliamentary resolution noted as the first in the EU.

Institution

National parliament / Council position

Instrument

CSA Regulation 2022/0155(COD)

Evidence status

Maintained corpus

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

Recorded as a Council opponent; no Council roll-call exists for mandatory detection.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1

Sweden's Tidö government initially supported the proposal through Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer.

Institution

Council / Justitiedepartementet

Instrument

CSA Regulation 2022/0155(COD)

Evidence status

Corrected

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

The Sweden file corrects the file owner to Justitiedepartementet and records drift rather than continuous support.

• Sweden Research file / Tier 2
• Debunked / Corrected Claims Ledger Ledger / Tier 1

Spain is listed as the hardest pro-mandatory-detection state; the leaked April 2023 position wanted to ban E2EE for EU providers.

Institution

Council

Instrument

CSA Regulation 2022/0155(COD)

Evidence status

Leak sourced

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

National positions rest on leaked WK-series Council cables, not public Council roll-calls.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1
• Debunked / Corrected Claims Ledger Ledger / Tier 1

While Sweden held the Council presidency, the corpus records tactical neutrality rather than a continuous supportive line.

Institution

Council Presidency

Instrument

CSA Regulation 2022/0155(COD)

Evidence status

Corrected

Change history: previously Supports mandatory detection on Mar 2023; this row records the later state.

This is the first explicit Sweden drift row; it prevents the national map from flattening Sweden as consistently supportive.

• Sweden Research file / Tier 2
• Debunked / Corrected Claims Ledger Ledger / Tier 1

Anna-Carin Svensson from Sweden's Justice Ministry co-chaired the first Going Dark HLG meeting with DG HOME, linking Sweden to the lawful-access track outside Chat Control.

Institution

Justitiedepartementet / Going Dark HLG

Instrument

High-Level Group on access to data for effective law enforcement

Evidence status

Maintained corpus

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

The Sweden file points to the Going Dark file for this lawful-access pipeline role.

• Sweden Research file / Tier 2
• Going Dark to ProtectEU Research file / Tier 1

After presidency neutrality, Sweden renewed support in September 2023; none of its sought improvements removed E2EE scanning.

Institution

Council / Justitiedepartementet

Instrument

CSA Regulation 2022/0155(COD)

Evidence status

Corrected

Change history: previously Abstains or skeptical on Jan-Jun 2023; this row records the later state.

The Sweden file records this as drift back toward support, not a permanent institutional stance.

• Sweden Research file / Tier 2
• Debunked / Corrected Claims Ledger Ledger / Tier 1

Denmark is listed in the corpus as a pro-mandatory-detection Council pusher: Socialdemokratiet; Hummelgaard, H2 2025 presidency text.

Institution

Council

Instrument

CSA Regulation 2022/0155(COD)

Evidence status

Leak sourced

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

The national Council-position table is corpus-maintained from leaked WK-series records and reporting, not from a public Council vote.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1

France is listed in the corpus as a pro-mandatory-detection Council pusher: Renaissance; Darmanin to Retailleau (LR).

Institution

Council

Instrument

CSA Regulation 2022/0155(COD)

Evidence status

Leak sourced

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

The national Council-position table is corpus-maintained from leaked WK-series records and reporting, not from a public Council vote.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1

Hungary is listed in the corpus as a pro-mandatory-detection Council pusher: Fidesz; H2 2024 presidency pushed upload moderation.

Institution

Council

Instrument

CSA Regulation 2022/0155(COD)

Evidence status

Leak sourced

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

The national Council-position table is corpus-maintained from leaked WK-series records and reporting, not from a public Council vote.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1

Ireland is listed in the corpus as a pro-mandatory-detection Council pusher: FF-FG; McEntee (FG) to O'Callaghan (FF).

Institution

Council

Instrument

CSA Regulation 2022/0155(COD)

Evidence status

Leak sourced

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

The national Council-position table is corpus-maintained from leaked WK-series records and reporting, not from a public Council vote.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1

Italy is listed in the corpus as a pro-mandatory-detection Council pusher: Fratelli d'Italia; drifted and later abstained.

Institution

Council

Instrument

CSA Regulation 2022/0155(COD)

Evidence status

Leak sourced

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

The national Council-position table is corpus-maintained from leaked WK-series records and reporting, not from a public Council vote.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1

M, KD, L, and S set Sweden's negotiating yes; C and SD filed reservations.

Institution

Riksdag Justice Committee

Instrument

Swedish negotiating position on CSA Regulation

Evidence status

Corrected

Change history: previously Supports mandatory detection on Sep 2023; this row records the later state.

The Sweden file corrects the party split and keeps this as a dated committee state.

• Sweden Research file / Tier 2
• Debunked / Corrected Claims Ledger Ledger / Tier 1

Netherlands is listed in the corpus as an opponent or skeptic: Schoof cabinet; 1 Oct 2024 abstention on AIVD advice broke Hungary's majority.

Institution

Council

Instrument

CSA Regulation 2022/0155(COD)

Evidence status

Leak sourced

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

The national Council-position table is corpus-maintained from leaked WK-series records and reporting, not from a public Council vote.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1

Czechia is listed in the corpus as an opponent or skeptic: Fiala (ODS); firm opponent.

Institution

Council

Instrument

CSA Regulation 2022/0155(COD)

Evidence status

Leak sourced

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

The national Council-position table is corpus-maintained from leaked WK-series records and reporting, not from a public Council vote.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1

Estonia is listed in the corpus as an opponent or skeptic: listed among skeptics/abstainers.

Institution

Council

Instrument

CSA Regulation 2022/0155(COD)

Evidence status

Leak sourced

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

The national Council-position table is corpus-maintained from leaked WK-series records and reporting, not from a public Council vote.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1

Finland is listed in the corpus as an opponent or skeptic: listed among skeptics/abstainers.

Institution

Council

Instrument

CSA Regulation 2022/0155(COD)

Evidence status

Leak sourced

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

The national Council-position table is corpus-maintained from leaked WK-series records and reporting, not from a public Council vote.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1

Germany is listed in the corpus as an opponent or skeptic: pivotal opponent; Buschmann then Hubig constitutional-state taboo line.

Institution

Council

Instrument

CSA Regulation 2022/0155(COD)

Evidence status

Leak sourced

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

The national Council-position table is corpus-maintained from leaked WK-series records and reporting, not from a public Council vote.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1

Luxembourg is listed in the corpus as an opponent or skeptic: listed among skeptics/abstainers.

Institution

Council

Instrument

CSA Regulation 2022/0155(COD)

Evidence status

Leak sourced

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

The national Council-position table is corpus-maintained from leaked WK-series records and reporting, not from a public Council vote.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1

Poland is listed in the corpus as an opponent or skeptic: Tusk coalition tried to delete detection orders under H1 2025 presidency.

Institution

Council

Instrument

CSA Regulation 2022/0155(COD)

Evidence status

Leak sourced

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

The national Council-position table is corpus-maintained from leaked WK-series records and reporting, not from a public Council vote.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1

Slovenia is listed in the corpus as an opponent or skeptic: listed among skeptics/abstainers.

Institution

Council

Instrument

CSA Regulation 2022/0155(COD)

Evidence status

Leak sourced

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

The national Council-position table is corpus-maintained from leaked WK-series records and reporting, not from a public Council vote.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1

Sweden was reported positive to the Danish compromise in September 2025; the Sweden file treats this as renewed support in a drifting trajectory.

Institution

Council / Justitiedepartementet

Instrument

Danish-presidency CSA compromise

Evidence status

Maintained corpus

Change history: previously Opposes mandatory detection on 26 Sep 2024; this row records the later state.

This row is separate from the 2024 committee votes so domestic party opposition does not get flattened into the Council stance.

• Sweden Research file / Tier 2
• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1

Italy is listed as a pusher that drifted and abstained by the November 2025 Council state.

Institution

Council

Instrument

CSA Regulation 2022/0155(COD)

Evidence status

Maintained corpus

Change history: previously Supports mandatory detection on 2023-2026 corpus position; this row records the later state.

This is a dated change row and should not erase Italy's earlier pusher classification.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1

Cyprus is listed in the corpus as a pro-mandatory-detection Council pusher: Christodoulides; H1 2026 trilogues.

Institution

Council

Instrument

CSA Regulation 2022/0155(COD)

Evidence status

Leak sourced

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

The national Council-position table is corpus-maintained from leaked WK-series records and reporting, not from a public Council vote.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1

Cyprus is listed as a Council pusher and ran the H1 2026 trilogues that collapsed on 29 June 2026.

Institution

Council Presidency

Instrument

CSA Regulation 2022/0155(COD)

Evidence status

Maintained corpus

Change history: previously Supports mandatory detection on 2023-2026 corpus position; this row records the later state.

The presidency/trilogue role is dated separately from the generic pusher row.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1

V and MP did not file opposition in the June 2024 committee record; they attributed it to a mistake, while later internal-message reporting complicates a pure accident framing.

Institution

Riksdag Justice Committee

Instrument

Swedish negotiating position on CSA Regulation

Evidence status

Corrected

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

The corpus preserves the slip as its own dated record instead of silently coding V and MP as against in June 2024.

• Sweden Research file / Tier 2
• Debunked / Corrected Claims Ledger Ledger / Tier 1

The later committee record shows SD, C, MP, and V against, changing the opposition composition from June.

Institution

Riksdag Justice Committee

Instrument

Swedish negotiating position on CSA Regulation

Evidence status

Corrected

Change history: previously Could not verify on 18-19 Jun 2024; this row records the later state.

This row preserves the Swedish state change rather than flattening the whole year into one party map.

• Sweden Research file / Tier 2
• Debunked / Corrected Claims Ledger Ledger / Tier 1

The July 2026 political drive is attributed to the EPP group under Weber, distinct from Metsola's procedural act as Parliament President.

Institution

European Parliament

Instrument

ePrivacy derogation 2025/0429(COD)

Evidence status

Maintained corpus

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

The row follows the corpus attribution nuance and does not encode a personal motive claim about Metsola.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1

Breyer is carried as a public opposition tracker and critic of Chat Control, including after leaving Parliament.

Institution

European Parliament / Greens-EFA shadow

Instrument

CSA Regulation and ePrivacy derogation

Evidence status

Maintained corpus

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

Actor and claim records already identify Breyer as an opposition tracker; this row exposes that stance to the position map.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1
• Board, Executives & the Revolving Door Research file / Tier 1

Metsola placed the urgency procedure on the agenda; the dataset deliberately does not recode her row as political drive.

Institution

European Parliament President

Instrument

Rule 170 urgency procedure

Evidence status

Maintained corpus

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

This row preserves the procedural/political-drive distinction required by the corpus.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1

Gregorova criticized the EPP urgency maneuver as group abuse, helping separate EPP political drive from Metsola's procedural act.

Institution

European Parliament

Instrument

ePrivacy derogation 2025/0429(COD)

Evidence status

Maintained corpus

Change history: first maintained state for this subject in the position map.

This is a criticism/opposition row, not a claim that Gregorova controls the procedure.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1

Breyer criticized the July 2026 result and framed it as harmful to children and democratic procedure.

Institution

Public opposition tracker

Instrument

ePrivacy derogation 2025/0429(COD)

Evidence status

Maintained corpus

Change history: previously Opposes mandatory detection on 2022-2026; this row records the later state.

The row links Breyer's long-running tracker role to the July 2026 derogation episode.

• Chat Control: The Political Map Research file / Tier 1