BRUSSELS, May 31 (Reuters) - The biggest lawmaker group in the European Parliament on Wednesday walked out of negotiations on a landmark EU law to protect nature, dealing another blow to the contested proposal.
French President Emmanuel Macron has suggested a pause on new EU environment legislation, while Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo questioned whether the nature law is needed.
Meanwhile, the European People's Party - EU Parliament's largest lawmaker group - has called to reject it.
The nature law needs approval from both EU countries and the EU Parliament, which is scheduled to vote on it in July.
So far, EU countries have not attempted to block the proposal outright, but are negotiating amendments.
Persons:
Emmanuel Macron, Alexander De Croo, Christine Schneider, Jutta Paulus, Kate Abnett, Sriraj
Organizations:
Wednesday, European Commission, Belgian, European People's Party, EU Parliament's, EPP, EU, Thomson
Locations:
BRUSSELS, Brussels