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Swedish centre-right MEP Jörgen Warborn has previously signalled openness to rely on support from the far-right political groups (Photo: EU Parliament)

EPP ready to join far-right in watering down EU sustainability rules

The European People’s Party (EPP) has broken ranks with liberals, the centre-left and the Greens in the European Parliament, siding with far-right groups to roll back much of the EU’s due diligence and sustainability reporting framework.

A leaked voting list seen by EUobserver on Wednesday (8 October) shows that Swedish EPP lawmaker Jörgen Warborn, who is ste...

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Swedish centre-right MEP Jörgen Warborn has previously signalled openness to rely on support from the far-right political groups (Photo: EU Parliament)

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

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