The German parties the SPD, die Linke, and die Grüne want to ban PoW cryptocurrencies EU-wide, and they think that the chance of the law passing is "very likely". So there's at least some good news today.
https://www.btc-echo.de/news/bitcoin-spd-gruene-und-linke-fordern-verbot-in-der-eu-135678/
@kreyren I am absolutely horrified that that is happening and I am still thinking about how I can contribute anything to that conversation.