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> problem because they're going to try again and again to pass it, one way or another.

Err, this simply means that EP didn’t rubber-stamp the proposal, as happens most of the time, but that the plenary will vote on it in September, and MEPs may propose amendments.

I.e. what should be a standard democratic process, but isn’t in EU for some time how.

They will not “try again” - attempt one is still ongoing and may very well succeed due to gross misunderstandings of the process and the general impression among people that the battle was won and it’s over.

It really isn’t just yet.



Wow, thanks for clearing this up. It reminds me very much of the AT&T thing regarding net neutrality in California. I thought it was over there too, but at they suddenly slipped in a win for themselves at the last minute.




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