European Union: European Commission announced assessment for European Citizens’ Initiative “Stop Destroying Videogames” calling for EU legislation on videogame preservation

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European Commission announced assessment for European Citizens’ Initiative “Stop Destroying Videogames” calling for EU legislation on videogame preservation

On 26 January 2026, the European Commission announced that it had begun examining the European Citizens’ Initiative entitled “Stop Destroying Videogames”. The examination was triggered by the formal submission of the initiative after it obtained 1'2…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
User/subject right
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2026-01-26
under deliberation

On 26 January 2026, the European Commission announced that it had begun examining the European Citi…