The European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) held a hearing on corporate due diligence on Wednesday 26 October. During the exchange with experts, MEPs were divided on the scope and contours of the text. Rapporteur Lara Wolters (S&D, Dutch) said she would probably present a first draft of her report next week.
MEPs from the EPP and ID groups expressed their concern that SMEs would be overburdened by the obligations of the directive. The text only targets companies with more...