Due Diligence: EPP wants to overturn law

It’s getting tight around the due diligence report by Lara Wolters, which will be voted on in plenary on Thursday. The EPP will possibly vote against the report. Their reason: Companies should not have to struggle with further administrative hurdles.

Next Thursday, the European Parliament will vote on its mandate for the Due Diligence Act. The vote is likely to be close, as broad opposition to the report by Lara Wolters (S&D) is forming in the EPP. „We as a CDU/CSU group will vote against the report on Thursday“, co-chair Daniel Caspary tells Table.Media. He is also receiving „clear signals“ from the other large EPP delegations that they are also critical of the draft, the CDU politician said.

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