Restoration: How the law was passed by t • Table.Briefings

The renaturation law should also lead to more moors being restored in the EU.

Because Austria’s Environment Minister Leonore Gewessler changed her mind at the last minute, the Nature Restoration Act was finally passed by the Council yesterday, Monday. Gewessler’s vote drew the ire of her coalition partner. Decisions have also been made on the Soil Monitoring Act and the Waste Framework Directive.

With a majority of 20 countries, representing 66 percent of the EU population, the member states officially adopted the Nature Restoration Act yesterday, Monday, in Luxembourg. This was possible because Austria’s Green Environment Minister Leonore Gewessler changed her mind at the last minute and agreed to the law. Slovakia, which had previously publicly expressed doubts about the proposal, also finally supported the text in the decisive vote.

Restoration: How the law was passed by the Council after all

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