Due to FDP blockade: EU postpones vote on supply chain law. Germany should have abstained from Brussels because the FDP refused to give its consent.
Italy and several small EU countries, among others, had expressed concerns. The postponement makes it questionable whether the directive can be passed before the European elections at the beginning of June. The traffic light parties had originally enshrined in the coalition agreement that they would advocate for a European regulation. However, in the final stages, Federal Justice Minister Marco Buschmann (FDP) found the law to be “unreasonable for small and medium-sized companies” in its current form.