Considering that almost all governments voted "yes" and only Austria voted "no" as they considered it to weak I think it is fair to say their government support

Considering that almost all governments voted "yes" and only Austria voted "no" as they considered it to weak I think it is fair to say their government supported it. https://web.archive.org/web/20171125221345/http://www.votewatch.eu/en/term8-regulation-of-the-european-parliament-and-of-the-council-on-the-protection-of-natural-persons-with-r.html https://web.archive.org/web/20171125221345/http://www.votewa... In general you have somewhat of a point, but then it is democracy that the government would be responsible to argue for their point and convince others. "EU did it" is a cheap excuse.