The vote on the Nature Restoration Law was a dramatic moment in the European Parliament. This was not only due to the close result but also to the unusually sharp confrontation: While the Social Democratic S&D, Greens, Left and a majority of the liberal Renew Group supported the law, the Christian Democratic Conservative EPP aggressively campaigned against it and tried to stop it together with the two far-right groups EKR and ID. Although unsuccessful, some saw this campaign as a test balloon for a new EPP strategy ahead of the 2024 European elections – and possibly for the years thereafter.