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Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristofferson (left) and Hungary's Viktor Orbán both retracted support for the legislation at the last minute (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)

EU postpones vote on landmark nature restoration law

A final vote on the EU's Nature Restoration Law, set for April and which was meant to be a mere formality, was removed from the agenda on Friday (22 March) after EU member states failed to reach the needed majority.

The legislation, which is one of the main pillars of the EU's Green Deal, was designed to protect biodiversity and has already been approved by member states and the EU parliament.

But resistance against the legislation increased over the past few days, as Hungary su...

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristofferson (left) and Hungary's Viktor Orbán both retracted support for the legislation at the last minute (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

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