The European Parliament has voted in favour of the Nature Restoration Law after months of discord among MEPs
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT has voted in favour of the Nature Restoration Law after months of discord among MEPs.
The moment in the EU Parliament when a vote to reject the Nature Restoration Law outright was defeated— Lauren Boland July 12, 2023 Lauren Boland / Twitter At committee stage, the 88 MEPs of the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety committee were split down the middle, with 44 in favour of the law and 44 against. The proposal required a majority to receive the committee’s approval and was thus rejected, pushing the matter to a full plenary session of the parliament.
The EU Council, which is made up of leaders from member states, has also voted on its position on the law, lending support to moving forward with the legislative process but taking a more conservative line than the plan envisioned in the EU Commission’s original proposal. He said that voting to reject the law at the outset would also remove the opportunity to vote on proposed amendments to the law.
Fellow Fine Gael MEPs Frances Fitzgerald, Colm Markey, Deirdre Clune and Maria Walsh likewise confirmed that they did not plan to vote against the law.Fianna Fáil MEP Barry Andrews also voiced his support, saying it would be an “outrage” if the vote is not passed, as well as independent MEPs on the left.
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