A successful gamble for the European Parliament, which wanted to gather a large majority in favour of a compulsory and ambitious mandatory due diligence for companies at EU level. The draft legislative initiative report drawn up by Lara Wolters (S&D, Netherlands) was adopted on Wednesday 10 March, by 504 votes in favour, 79 against and 112 abstentions.
The day before, the vote on the 28 amendments tabled to the report (see EUROPE B12674A6) broadly confirmed the general line adopted almost...