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The EU's new nature restoration law in the media:
While German public broadcaster ZDF - with Germany's gvmt voting in favour - uses a commonly used headline of "EU passes controversial nature protection law" (which in some media is followed by "despite massive criticism from agriculture") ...
... the headline at Finland's state broadcaster YLE - with Finland's gvmt voting against - is: "The EU's passing of the restoration law is an expensive, but for nature an important decision".
"But a last-minute change of heart by Austria’s [...] minister, whose vote is credited with saving the proposal, led to fury in Vienna, with the party of the chancellor [...] announcing it would seek criminal charges against her for alleged abuse of power. 'Today’s decision is a victory for nature,' wrote Leonore Gewessler [...] 'My conscience tells me unmistakably [that] when the healthy and happy life of future generations is at stake courageous decisions are needed.'"
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/17/eu-passes-law-to-restore-20-of-blocs-land-and-sea-by-end-of-decade
@W_Lucht Politico is reporting this was planned for a while, not a last-minute change of heart. An extraordinary political heist.
@W_Lucht Remember, right wingers never complained nor were they upset when German SD envi minister was betrayed by Conservative Ag minister in 2017. This led to the renewal of glyphosate license.
https://www.politico.eu/article/glyphosate-renewal-shakes-germany-france-italy/
@W_Lucht According to legal experts, the threat of criminal charges is all bluster and stands very little chance of success.
For those who read German: https://www.derstandard.de/story/3000000224693/rechtsexperten-sehen-wenig-chancen-fuer-klagen-gegen-gewessler