The “roadmap” for the ProtectEU initiative, recently announced by the European Commission and framed as an effort to “ensure effective and lawful access” to data for law enforcement and judicial authorities, marks a reversal of democratic priorities: privacy and fundamental rights are treated as obstacles to be managed, rather than founding values to be protected. In document COM/2025/349 final, drafted as part of the ProtectEU strategy, the new “internal security” plan unveiled b...
