Romina Pourmokhtari (L) and Sweden, as the country holding the presidency of the EU Council of Ministers, negotiated the compromise on nature restoration that was voted through on Tuesday.
The proposal includes how Europe should restore some nature, such as wetlands and meadows.
The Swedish negotiators received praise after it was hammered through. But Sweden – as one of a total of seven countries – chose to vote no.
– It is believed that the compromise does not take sufficient account of the foresters' conditions, says SVT's Europe correspondent David Boati.
The last word has not yet been said. Now the proposal will be discussed in the European Parliament next, where opinions on the issue are divided.
Hear David Boati's analysis of the contentious EU proposal in the video player above.