Germanwatch warns: Postponement of the planned vote on the supply chain law in the EU Council is regrettable / Chancellor Scholz must show the strength to act so that an agreement can be reached
The environmental and development organization Germanwatch is disappointed that the debate on the EU supply chain law in the Council of the EU, originally planned for today, has been postponed and is demanding that the federal government now have to move. “The FDP is still blocking the urgently needed agreement on the EU supply chain law.
Chancellor Scholz must clean up the immense damage to European policy.”
It is now up to Chancellor Scholz to clean up the immense damage to European policy that the smallest coalition partner has caused in recent weeks,” said Lutz Weischer, head of Germanwatch’s Berlin office. “If the Belgian Council Presidency now approaches Germany with another offer, the federal government must finally give up its blockade stance.”
The text of the directive should be discussed today in the so-called Committee of Permanent Representatives of the EU. However, it had become clear in advance that after Germany’s unexpected withdrawal at the last minute, the law might no longer find the necessary majority.
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“The last few days have once again clearly shown that it is not just the public in Germany and Europe that is not prepared to continue to tolerate exploitation and environmental destruction by European companies. Large parts of the German economy also want a level playing field in Europe – now,” comments Finn Schufft, corporate responsibility officer at Germanwatch.
“Does Ampel want to be remembered as the government that prevented this crucial human rights project?”
“We are talking about an EU law that has been negotiated over many years and could make a crucial difference for thousands of people affected by exploitation. The question is: Does the traffic light want to be remembered as the government that prevented this crucial human rights project?
It is expected that the Belgian Council Presidency will now enter into further negotiations with the still skeptical member states in order to reach an agreement before the upcoming EU elections. Such an agreement was reached in December. However, the federal government subsequently refused approval under pressure from the FDP.