EPP fails with rejection of NRL

The motion of the Environment Committee to reject the renaturation law as a whole did not get a majority in the plenum on Wednesday. This is above all a political defeat for the EPP, which had thrown all its weight into the balance. However, the adopted text is not a clear victory for the supporters of the law either.

Rarely has a vote in the EU Parliament been awaited with so much suspense. After weeks of political wrangling over allegations of manipulation and pressure from Green Deal Commissioner Frans Timmermans, the verdict was finally in: the MEPs gathered in Strasbourg yesterday (Wednesday) approved the controversial draft nature restoration regulation with 336 votes in favor, 300 against and 13 abstentions. Shortly before, the parliamentarians had rejected a motion tabled by Christian Democrats (EPP) to reject the law as a whole by a majority of twelve votes.

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