tl;dr: The EU Commission's new ProtectEU strategy revives efforts to undermine end-to-end encryption, using euphemisms like "lawful and effective access to data" and pushing for a "technology roadmap" to enable law enforcement access to encrypted communications. While the strategy promises to protect cybersecurity and fundamental rights, critics point out that any backdoor inevitably becomes accessible to hostile actors as well. ProtectEU also proposes expanding Europol's powers and increasing intelligence sharing between member states.