The EU Council formally adopted the regulation on nature restoration on Monday 17 June at the Environment Council in Luxembourg.
20 Member States voted in favour, 6 against and 1, Belgium, abstained. The law was adopted by a qualified majority of 20 countries and 66% of the European population represented.
The solution came from the Austrian environment minister, Leonore Gewessler, who announced at a press conference on Sunday 16 June that she would vote in favour. The unanimous...