The reason is that they have been trying again and again to do this in various forms, slightly modifying tactics so any opposition to it has to start from scratch.
2015 - https://techcrunch.com/2015/10/29/encryption-rhetoric-untang...
2016 - https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/24/encryption-under-fire-in-e...
2017 - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/19/eu-outlaw...
2020 - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2020...
2021 - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2021...
2023 - https://www.wired.com/story/europe-break-encryption-leaked-d...
2025 - https://www.techspot.com/news/107408-europe-proposes-backdoo...
2026 - https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/10/chat-control-10-pas...