EU Parliament adopts restoration law

The motion of the Environment Committee to reject the Nature Restoration Law as a whole did not receive a majority. This is, above all, a political defeat for the EPP, which threw all its weight into the scales. However, the adopted text is also not a clear victory for the proponents of the law.

Rarely has a vote in the EU Parliament been so eagerly anticipated. After weeks of political disputes over allegations of manipulation and pressure from Green Deal Commissioner Frans Timmermans, the decision was finally made: The MEPs gathered in Strasbourg yesterday (Wednesday) adopted the controversial draft regulation on Nature Restoration Law with 336 votes in favor, 300 against and 13 abstentions. Shortly before, a motion tabled by Christian Democrats (EPP) to reject the law altogether had been rejected by a majority of twelve votes.

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