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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ajit Niranjan

European parliament votes for watered-down law to restore nature

A pile of tyres burns in a street in Brussels, with a green tractor with red wheel hubs seen in the foreground. The tractor bears a banner with an FWA logo indicating the agricultural federation of Wallonia
Farmers burned tyres on Monday in a protest in the heart of the EU district in Brussels. Photograph: Thierry Monasse/Getty Images

The European parliament has given the green light to a watered-down law to restore nature, after weeks of fierce protests from farmers and a last-ditch attempt from rightwing parties threatened to sink the deal.

“Today is an important day for Europe as we move from protecting and conserving nature to restoring it,” said César Luena, a Spanish MEP from the centre-left Socialist and Democrats, who led negotiations on the proposal.

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