It's the governments of the EU countries that are agreeing to this in the Council (apparently it's going through because France is lifting its veto). If enough

It's the governments of the EU countries that are agreeing to this in the Council (apparently it's going through because France is lifting its veto). If enough people cared about this, they would put pressure on their governments to scrap this. But this is not ever talked about except in these circles (unlike, say, the migration pact).