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Nature Restoration Law: positive impetus for the Green Deal

Yes, the EU Commission has stayed the course, with Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans and Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius in a leading role. On June 22, they presented the proposal for a regulation to restore nature, which goes back to the European Green Deal.

By Redaktion Table

'Once you’re in, you can’t get out'

The Energy Charter Treaty allows foreign investors to sue states – and has drawn a lot of criticism as a result. At the end of last week, the 52 signatory states agreed in principle on reforms. In an interview with Till Hoppe, Michael De Boeck, a legal expert at the College of Europe in Bruges, sees real progress on at least one point.

By Till Hoppe