On Wednesday 28 February, the Belgian Presidency of the EU Council failed to secure a qualified majority for the provisional agreement on the ‘CSDDD’ Directive, which imposes due diligence obligations on companies. For the second time, it proposed that the text be put to the vote in the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Member States to the EU (‘Coreper’). “Despite the efforts of the Presidency, the necessary support was not found”, said the Belgian Presidency.