'I urge members, not least from the S&D and Renew, to vote yes,' said the lead rapporteur on the file, conservative MEP Jörgen Warborn, ahead of the vote (Photo: EU Parliament)

Warborn’s far-right gamble backfires in EU corporate and due dilligence law vote

EU Political

Green Economy

by Wester van Gaal, Amsterdam,

European People's Party MEP Jörgen Warborn’s attempt to pressure liberals and socialists by threatening to ally with the far-right spectacularly backfired when the European Parliament rejected a proposal to begin negotiations with member states on rolling back two key corporate reporting and due diligence laws.

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Author Bio

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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'I urge members, not least from the S&D and Renew, to vote yes,' said the lead rapporteur on the file, conservative MEP Jörgen Warborn, ahead of the vote (Photo: EU Parliament)