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EPP seeks majorities for regulatory break

The Christian Democrats are calling for a regulatory break but are unable to prevail on the Supply Chain Act. The Liberals now hold the key to the next disputed issues. However, they don’t want to be co-opted by the EPP and will decide on a case-by-case basis.

The majority in favor of the Wolters report on the EU Supply Chain Act turned out to be clearer than many had expected, including Daniel Caspary and Angelika Niebler. The two co-chairs of the CDU/CSU group in the European Parliament had campaigned within the EPP group to reject the compromise negotiated in the Legal Affairs Committee and thus bring down the proposed legislation. However, nearly 50 Christian Democratic members did not join them and instead voted in favor of the compromise proposed by rapporteur Lara Wolters (S&D), along with the majority of Renew group members.

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