On October 22, MEPs rejected by a narrow majority the negotiating mandate that would have allowed trilogue negotiations to begin on the omnibus directive watering down the CSRD and duty of care directives. This came as a surprise, as the text had been widely adopted the previous week by the Legal Affairs Committee following a “deal” between the conservative group (EPP) and the social democrats (S&D). The vote, which was conducted by secret ballot, does not reveal who specifically rejected...
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