The European Parliament adopted by 503 votes in favour, 6 against and 4 abstentions the motion for a resolution by Bernd Lange (S&D, Germany) calling for a ban on forced labour products on the European market on Thursday 9 June. The European Commission is due to present its legislative initiative in this respect in September (see EUROPE B12897A6).
The adopted resolution outlines what MEPs believe the legislative instrument should look like (see EUROPE B12954A22). “One day soon,...