Inside the Franco-German plot to kill Europe’s ethical supply chain law

Politico reveals how France and Germany jointly engineered the dismantling of the EU’s ethical supply chain law, transforming an ambitious directive into a significantly weakened compromise. Macron and Merz’s similar leadership styles enabled a fast-track political deal, despite criticism from civil society. Alberto Alemanno, law professor at HEC Paris Business School, describes their alliance as a “honeymoon,” noting they “say things that are quite unpopular, but they just say it”.