>The Nature Restoration Law has survived a dramatic vote in the European Parliament but only by a razor-thin margin.
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>The outcome means the regulation will be sent back to the European Parliament’s environment committee, where it had been previously voted down.
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>If the committee moves it forward, the European Parliament will be able to enter negotiations with member states, which have already established a common position on the file, to fine-tune the provisions and craft a compromise text that could then be endorsed by both co-legislators.
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>The closely-watched session on Wednesday resulted in 336 votes in favour of the amended law and 300 against, with 13 abstentions, prompting loud applause from progressive lawmakers.
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>The upcoming talks, whose success is by no means guaranteed, are expected to be protracted and divisive as a consequence of the months-long controversy surrounding the Nature Restoration Law, a comprehensive proposal that aims to rehabilitate at least 20% of Europe’s degraded ecosystems by 2030.
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>The regulation establishes binding targets in seven fields of action, such as farmlands, peatlands, pollinators and sea bottoms, with the goal of reversing the environmental damage caused by unchecked human activity and climate change.
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>First presented by the European Commission in June 2022, it gained further significance after the landmark biodiversity deal struck by COP15 in December. But in recent months, the law became the target of a no-holds-barred opposition campaign by right-wing parties, particularly by the European People’s Party (EPP), the parliament’s largest formation.
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>The EPP has repeatedly said the law, in its current form, would threaten the traditional livelihoods of European farmers and fishers, disrupt long-established supply chains, decrease food production, push prices up for consumers and even wipe out urban areas to make way for green spaces.
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>The claims have been widely contested by left-wing groups, the European Commission, dozens of NGOs, thousands of climate scientists, the renewable industry and big businesses like IKEA, H&M, Iberdrola, Unilever, Nestlé and Danone, all of whom insist nature restoration is perfectly compatible with human activity and essential to ensure the viability of European soils.
We barely have any space left to build new homes in The Netherlands and this is only going to make things worse.
Great news!
>right-wing backlash
im gonna call BS on that , their was more than “right wing” that didnt like the law
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**EPP members who broke Weber’s line and voted against the right/far-right:**
5 from Ireland (the whole Finn Gael)
3 from Czech Republic (TOP 09 and STAN)
1 from Latvia
1 from Lithuania
1 from Malta
1 from Poland
1 from Slovakia
1 from Finland
1 from Belgium
**Renew parties who sided with the right-wingers/abstained:**
VVD (Netherlands)
FDP and FW (Germany)
IV (Italy)
Venstre (Denmark)
Centre (Sweden)
Centre (Finland)
Centre (Estonia)
ANO (Czech Republic)
DPS (Bulgaria)
As always, it’s of the utmost irony to see the so-called “conservative” parties not giving a shit about *conservation* of fucking nature.
It’s like they aren’t even pretending anymore to just be there only to protect and enshrine privilege.
Gigantic Timmermans W 🙂
Hopefully he sees his job as succesfully finished and comes home to stop our clown show
EPP, ID Europe and ECR against the environment, as always.
Anyone who cares about Europe votes these corrupt lobbyists out.
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>The Nature Restoration Law has survived a dramatic vote in the European Parliament but only by a razor-thin margin.
>
>The outcome means the regulation will be sent back to the European Parliament’s environment committee, where it had been previously voted down.
>
>If the committee moves it forward, the European Parliament will be able to enter negotiations with member states, which have already established a common position on the file, to fine-tune the provisions and craft a compromise text that could then be endorsed by both co-legislators.
>
>The closely-watched session on Wednesday resulted in 336 votes in favour of the amended law and 300 against, with 13 abstentions, prompting loud applause from progressive lawmakers.
>
>The upcoming talks, whose success is by no means guaranteed, are expected to be protracted and divisive as a consequence of the months-long controversy surrounding the Nature Restoration Law, a comprehensive proposal that aims to rehabilitate at least 20% of Europe’s degraded ecosystems by 2030.
>
>The regulation establishes binding targets in seven fields of action, such as farmlands, peatlands, pollinators and sea bottoms, with the goal of reversing the environmental damage caused by unchecked human activity and climate change.
>
>First presented by the European Commission in June 2022, it gained further significance after the landmark biodiversity deal struck by COP15 in December. But in recent months, the law became the target of a no-holds-barred opposition campaign by right-wing parties, particularly by the European People’s Party (EPP), the parliament’s largest formation.
>
>The EPP has repeatedly said the law, in its current form, would threaten the traditional livelihoods of European farmers and fishers, disrupt long-established supply chains, decrease food production, push prices up for consumers and even wipe out urban areas to make way for green spaces.
>
>The claims have been widely contested by left-wing groups, the European Commission, dozens of NGOs, thousands of climate scientists, the renewable industry and big businesses like IKEA, H&M, Iberdrola, Unilever, Nestlé and Danone, all of whom insist nature restoration is perfectly compatible with human activity and essential to ensure the viability of European soils.
We barely have any space left to build new homes in The Netherlands and this is only going to make things worse.
Great news!
>right-wing backlash
im gonna call BS on that , their was more than “right wing” that didnt like the law
[deleted]
**EPP members who broke Weber’s line and voted against the right/far-right:**
5 from Ireland (the whole Finn Gael)
3 from Czech Republic (TOP 09 and STAN)
1 from Latvia
1 from Lithuania
1 from Malta
1 from Poland
1 from Slovakia
1 from Finland
1 from Belgium
**Renew parties who sided with the right-wingers/abstained:**
VVD (Netherlands)
FDP and FW (Germany)
IV (Italy)
Venstre (Denmark)
Centre (Sweden)
Centre (Finland)
Centre (Estonia)
ANO (Czech Republic)
DPS (Bulgaria)
As always, it’s of the utmost irony to see the so-called “conservative” parties not giving a shit about *conservation* of fucking nature.
It’s like they aren’t even pretending anymore to just be there only to protect and enshrine privilege.
Gigantic Timmermans W 🙂
Hopefully he sees his job as succesfully finished and comes home to stop our clown show
EPP, ID Europe and ECR against the environment, as always.
Anyone who cares about Europe votes these corrupt lobbyists out.