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   Wolfgang Lucht (w_lucht@mstdn.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Jun-2024 05:29:33 JST Wolfgang Lucht

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   "But a last-minute change of heart by Austria’s [...] minister, whose vote is credited with saving the proposal, led to fury in Vienna, with the party of the chancellor [...] announcing it would seek criminal charges against her for alleged abuse of power. 'Today’s decision is a victory for nature,' wrote Leonore Gewessler [...] 'My conscience tells me unmistakably [that] when the healthy and happy life of future generations is at stake courageous decisions are needed.'"
   https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/17/eu-passes-law-to-restore-20-of-blocs-land-and-sea-by-end-of-decade

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     Wolfgang Lucht (w_lucht@mstdn.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Jun-2024 05:29:34 JST Wolfgang Lucht

     The EU's new nature restoration law in the media:

     While German public broadcaster ZDF - with Germany's gvmt voting in favour - uses a commonly used headline of "EU passes controversial nature protection law" (which in some media is followed by "despite massive criticism from agriculture") ...

     ... the headline at Finland's state broadcaster YLE - with Finland's gvmt voting against - is: "The EU's passing of the restoration law is an expensive, but for nature an important decision".

     Aral Balkan repeated this.