EU Parliament votes in favor of controversial nature conservation law, the Renaturation Act. Farmers and Christian Democrats wanted to prevent it, but now the EU Parliament has passed the renaturation law anyway.
EU states still have to agree to the project, but this is considered very likely. The law was preceded by a heated dispute, among other things because strict requirements for farmers were feared. The German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke (Greens) was relieved by the decision from Brussels and praised the decision.