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Von der Leyen finally stands up for nature law — just as it may fall
After months of silence, the Commission chief made a plea for her embattled bill in a letter obtained by POLITICO — just before Slovakia pulled its support.
BRUSSELS/BRATISLAVA — It took her a year, but European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is finally defending her own law to protect nature — just as the coalition behind it is fracturing.
In a letter sent to European Parliament members and obtained by POLITICO, the top EU executive expresses fulsome support for her Nature Restoration Law, calling it “the…