For the first time since the EU Commission presented the Clean Industrial Deal, the member states discussed the plans from Brussels in the Environment Council on Thursday. This also revealed rifts on fundamental issues.
By Lukas Knigge
Because Austria's Environment Minister Leonore Gewessler changed her mind at the last minute, the Nature Restoration Act was finally passed by the Council yesterday, Monday. Gewessler's vote drew the ire of her coalition partner. Decisions have also been made on the Soil Monitoring Act and the Waste Framework Directive.
By Claire Stam
The official adoption of the Nature Restoration Law was scheduled to take place next Monday in the Council of Environment Ministers. In principle, this was expected to be a formality. But things turned out quite differently.
By Claire Stam
