{"id":1334565,"date":"2024-06-21T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=1334565"},"modified":"2024-06-21T13:06:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T12:06:02","slug":"nature-restoration-law-vote-a-dark-day-for-democracy-roddy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/nature-restoration-law-vote-a-dark-day-for-democracy-roddy\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature Restoration Law vote a ‘dark day for democracy’ – Roddy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The adoption of the Nature Restoration Law by the Council of the EU this week has been described as a “dark day for democracy” by the president of the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vincent Roddy claimed that the passage of the law was a “new low” for the institutions of the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The law was adopted in controversial circumstances. Its adoption came a mere two weeks after the European Parliament elections, leading to suggestions that the law had been stalled by the Council of the EU until after the elections in an effort to avoid alienating rural voters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n