The context here is that Czech Pirate Party is part of Czech government coalition[1], so they have more leverage than you could have guessed if you don't follow Czech politics.<p>The council referenced in the post seems to be Council of the European Union[2].<p>[1] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Petr_Fiala" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Petr_Fiala</a>
[2] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_the_European_Union" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_the_European_Union</a><p>For the overview of the legislative process, see:<p><a href="https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/messaging-and-chat-control/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/messaging-and-chat-co...</a>