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'Today we have taken an important step for nature,' said Romina Pourmokhtari, Swedish minister for environment, announcing the council agreement (Photo: European Union)

Nature-restoration law survives tight vote in EU Council

EU environment ministers have agreed a joint position on a nature-restoration law, sending a message to divided MEPs to get their act together.

"Today we have taken an important step for nature," said Romina Pourmokhtari, the Swedish minister for environment, announcing the EU Council deal on Tuesday (20 June).

The EU regulation sets legally-binding targets by 2030 in a bid to halt biodiversity loss and reverse the degradation of ecosystems.

EU countries will have to prepa...

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

'Today we have taken an important step for nature,' said Romina Pourmokhtari, Swedish minister for environment, announcing the council agreement (Photo: European Union)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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