On 21 October, the EMVI Committee of the Parliament adopted the mandate to enter trilogue negotiations on the Soil Monitoring Law and the next day, a kick-off meeting was held.
During this short introductory session, the Parliament’s rapporteurs Martin Hojsik (Renew, SK) and Maria Noichl (S&D, DE) met the negotiators from the Hungarian Council Presidency. Technical meetings will be organised in the coming weeks, and the discussions could start on the easier topics before addressing the more difficult ones in mid-November.
Both the Parliament and the Council have watered down the Commission’s initial proposal so the final text could lack ambition.