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NABU Awards 'Dinosaur of the Year' to CDU/CSU State Agriculture Ministers Over EU Restoration Law

The environmental group says the Union-led bid to scrap the EU restoration law spread uncertainty, urging constructive cooperation on its rollout.

Peter Hauk spricht während einer Pressekonferenz.
Die Umweltschutzorganisation Nabu hat die Landesagrarminister von CDU und CSU mit ihrem Negativpreis "Dinosauerier des Jahres" ausgezeichnet. Die Umweltschützer kritisieren vor allem den Widerstand der Minister gegen die EU-Wiederherstellungsverordnung.
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Overview

  • The negative prize is presented symbolically to Baden-Württemberg’s agriculture minister Peter Hauk, who chairs the Agrarministerkonferenz this year.
  • NABU cites a June letter in which CDU/CSU state agriculture ministers asked the European Commission to repeal the EU Nature Restoration Regulation.
  • The group accuses the ministers of misleading claims and non-cooperation, highlighting benefits of restoration such as resilient soils, intact rivers and CO2-storing moors.
  • Union ministers reject the criticism, with Hauk arguing the regulation imposes excessive bureaucracy and calling for incentives rather than new reporting burdens.
  • The restoration law has been in force since 2024; EU states are preparing national plans, with Germany’s first draft due in 2026 and expected to be finalized in 2027.