As expected, on Wednesday 31 May the EPP group in the European Parliament - the largest group in the assembly - announced its withdrawal from negotiations with the other political groups on the proposed EU regulation that will impose binding nature restoration targets (see EUROPE B13187A4, B12977A17). In so doing, the EPP has confirmed its rejection of legislation which it considers to have been insufficiently prepared in advance.
The announcement was made at midday, at the end of a...