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Some states expressed agreement with the suggested texts, like Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Estonia, Czech Republic, Latvia, and Bulgaria. Some of them reminded, however, that their support is hostage to the principle that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed on. Hungary pointed out several technical issues, while Sweden announced that it could support all articles with the exception of Article 25, mainly due to interception. Spain, on the other hand, fully dismissed Article 26a. The Luxembourg presidency joked that obviously the Council is working by the reverse principle – we do not disagree on anything until we disagree on everything. The Netherlands did admit straightforward that at the moment the political situation in the country does not allow for a decision to be made on this issue. Moreover, the Dutch representative insisted that the text on the meeting says that a "broad consensual support" was achieved, like in the previous meeting.
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