On Friday 9 February, the permanent ambassadors of the Member States to the European Union (‘Coreper’) were ultimately unable to reach a decision on the provisional agreement with the European Parliament on the directive introducing a due diligence obligation for European companies (see EUROPE B13346A2).
Noting the existence of a blocking minority, the Belgian Presidency of the EU Council opted to postpone the vote by a few days. Italy joined the countries that did not support the...