The EU countries have spoken out to postpone the controversial EU supply chain law.
This will follow a proposal from the EU Commission. The EU countries in Brussels also said that they wanted to postpone the first implementation periods by one year. This would apply to the rules in 2028.
The EU Parliament must also agree to a shift. It is expected to deal with the project next week.
Law only decided last year
The European supply chain law was only decided last year. The EU countries should actually have a good two years to implement the new rules into national law.
The aim of the project is to strengthen human rights worldwide. Large companies should be able to be held accountable if they benefit from human rights violations such as child or forced labor.
However, there was great criticism from the economy of the project. Companies see it overly, which imposed large bureaucratic burdens on them and reduced the competitiveness of Europe.