Environment MEPs back EPP-led challenge to EU deforestation list
While the vote carries no legal weight, the conservatives have recently demonstrated their growing influence over EU green policy.
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Der Fahrplan durch die Woche der Entscheidungen
TOP-THEMEN โ EU-Gipfel, Kabinett, Haushaltswoche, Mindestlohnkommission, Nato-Gipfel โ wir zeigen den Fahrplan durch die industriepolitische Woche. โ Nach dem Kriegseingriff der USA im Iran steht die Straรe von Hormus im Fokus. โ Reiche bekommt grรผnes Licht aus Brรผssel fรผr den Industriestrompreis. Hinter der Entscheidung kรถnnte ein Deal mit Frankreich stehen.ย Willkommen bei Industrie und Handel [โฆ]
All EU members classified as โlow riskโ under anti-deforestation rules
Reactions from Malaysia saw criticism of EU countries’ preferential treatment as “favouritism”.
Support smallholders to ensure that EUDR & CSDDD protect forests
The EU says it supports smallholders, yet the EUDR and CSDDD, including recent proposed changes, tell a different story. To tackle deforestation and promote corporate sustainability, the EU must support small oil palm farmers, reports the Palm Oil Baro…
Trump talks tariffs. The EU talks free trade with the rest of the world.
With the United States throwing up the highest trade barriers in a century, Ursula von der Leyenโs European Commission is on a mission to do trade deals with everyone else.ย
Berlinโs new government pledges support for alternative proteins
Rather unexpectedly, the centre-right bloc’s coalition deal with the Social Democrats explicitly states an intention to promote alternative proteins.
EU-Malaysia trade talks resume amid deforestation, palm oil row
Malaysia may seek concessions similar to those in the recently concluded EU-Mercosur agreement.
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Nationality to take over ideology in MEP debate on Mercosur
The hearing is just a foretaste of a debate that will rage in the European Parliament over the coming weeks and months.
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Top10. The vote that might end EU anti-deforestation law
In this episode, host Giada Santana and agrifood reporter Sofia Sรกnchez Manzanaro outline supporters and detractors of EUDR, and possible scenarios ahead of the vote.
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Mercosur deal risks weakening EU anti-deforestation rules
A legal fight looms as EU and Mercosur countries don’t see eye to eye on a key clause of their fresh trade deal.
A note to the EU: The European Deforestation Regulation is delayed but this isnโt time to relax [Promoted content]
The European Parliament and the ministers of Member States have formally endorsed the one year delay of the European Deforestation regulation (EUDR).
The post A note to the EU: The European Deforestation Regulation is delayed but this isnโt time to rel…
Deforestation and reforestation dynamics, Europe is driving a critical response to carbon removal
This special report looks at the complexity of managing European and global forest assets, their role in achieving Net Zero, and significant economic benefits while considering the impact of the EUDR and the potential for carbon removal incentives.
The…
Deforestation law not enough to save tropical forests, EU must reflect on the impact [Advocacy Lab Content]
Global deforestation surged in 2023 to 6.37 million hectares. Tropical regions are critically affected, accounting for 96 per cent of deforestation.
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EU-Mercosur deal likely to include โlegally bindingโ deforestation clampdown
“Concrete commitments to halt deforestation by 2030โ is one of the key changes made to the agreement, the Commission said.
Schneider drops โno riskโ exemption on deforestation rules, seeks EPP ministersโ support
โWe are not insisting on creating a โzero-riskโ category, as it is clear that several member states have concerns.” wrote the Parliamentโs lead negotiator on anti-deforestation rules.
EPP backtracks on two-year delay for EUDR, trader exemption ahead of vote
However, there is one amendment that could significantly alter the law: the creation of a “no risk” countries category.
EPP clinches narrow majority to delay anti-deforestation rules for two years
If successful, this would mark the first legislative action shaped by the so-called ‘Venezuela majority’ coalition
EUDR Delay: Necessary or a Step Back? [Promoted content]
In response to mounting pressure from companies and governments, the European Commission has proposed a 12-month delay of its landmark deforestation regulation, the EUDR. This proposal, still awaiting approval from the EU Council and the European Parli…
Top deforestation drivers could dodge โhigh riskโ tag under EU benchmarking
Recently published documents show that major deforestation drivers may avoid being labelled ‘high risk’ by the EU, as the Commission will instead focus on countries sanctioned by the UN Security Council or the EU.
Delay in EU anti-deforestation enforcement leaves little time to make changes
The proposed extension of the transition period for the EU’s anti-deforestation rules has many worried that reopening the file could end up weakening some of its provisions.
Indonesia urges EU to rethink deforestation rules impacting farmers [Advocacy Lab Content]
Indonesia is seeking to ensure European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) does not penalise its smallholder farmers, whose livelihoods depend on exports to Europe.
Von der Leyen should focus on implementation of EU’s deforestation law, not its rollback
The EUDR requires stringent due diligence that sheds light on long supply chains that often obscure human rights violations. Voluntary pledges cannot substitute for this regulation. Luciana Tรฉllez Chรกvez writes.
Indonesia concerned EUโs new deforestation rules will hurt millions of smallholders [Advocacy Lab Content]
The European Union’s Deforestation Regulation will impact Indonesia significantly. Musdalifah Machmud, Deputy Minister for Food and Agribusiness, Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, Republic of Indonesia, spoke with Euractiv about his concerns.
Stumped! EU industries โgravely concernedโ over deforestation rules [Advocacy Lab Content]
Twenty-eight organisations representing EU primary producers and industries have urged a delay in the application of the EU’s Deforestation Regulation. The European Commission does not intend to postpone implementation.
EU deforestation law in doubt as Germany pushes for postponement [Advocacy Lab Content]
Calls for EUDR postponement has created confusion for companies over when, and if, they will have to comply. Lawmakers clashed this month over whether to stick with rigid enforcement of the EUโs new Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR).
Commission juggles Mercosur deal, anti-deforestation rules, and farmersโ anger
EU trade enthusiasts may be disheartened to see trade lumped into the already extensive portfolio of Slovakia’s nominee, Maroลก ล efฤoviฤโ one of its longest-serving commissioners.
Von der Leyen to propose solution on EU anti-deforestation rules, according to EPP agriculture chief
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will propose either delaying the enforcement of the new deforestation regulation or finding an alternative solution to prevent it from taking effect on 30 December, she told colleagues at a European Pe…
Centre-right and socialists clash over EU deforestation law enforcement
The centre-right and the socialists in the European Parliament are at loggerheads over how to enforce the EUโs anti-deforestation law (EUDR), which will soon require companies to prove that EU-sold products โ including foods โ were not produced on defo…
Brazil asks EU to hold off on implementing deforestation law
Brazil on Wednesday (11 September) asked the European Union not to implement regulations in its deforestation law at the end of the year as scheduled and asked for it to be revised to avoid hurting Brazilian exports.
Navigating the EUDR, the third Joint Task Force meeting on deforestation [Advocacy Lab Content]
The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is part of a broader initiative to combat deforestation and forest degradation, aligning with the European Green Deal, the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, and the Farm to Fork Strategy, its task force is meetin…
The EUDR needs corrective action to work [Promoted content] [Advocacy Lab Content]
The EU Deforestation Regulation in its current form will result in perverse outcomes that harm the worldโs poorest farmers โ but they can be avoided, writes Eddy Martono.
NGOs and industry share worries over EU anti-deforestation law
The looming implementation of an EU law aimed at making European supply chains deforestation-free has united industry, traders, farmers, and NGOs in concern.
Deforestation law risks pushing Indonesia toward China
However well-intended, the EU’s directive has particularly rattled producers in the Indo-Pacific region.
Argentine beef sector takes steps to meet new EU import rules on deforestation
Argentina unveiled its first certification scheme for deforestation-free beef to European Union authorities in Brussels on Monday (3 June) as the country prepares for a new EU law targeting imports linked to deforestation.
Indigenous groups warn of continued deforestation in Malaysia, as EU law nears
Representatives of Malaysiaโs indigenous peoples, along with climate and human rights NGOs, urged the European Commission to involve civil society in discussions about the EUโs anti-deforestation regulation (EUDR) during a visit to Brussels this week.
Smallholder farmers struggling with new forestry requirements [Advocacy Lab Content]
Farmers with small plots of land are struggling with new requirements as part of the EU Deforestation Regulation, lacking resources and technical know-how, and leaving them open to exploitation by larger suppliers.
Stakeholders and NGOs mount pressure on Commission on anti-deforestation rules implementationย
Food and agriculture stakeholders are asking the European Commission to finalise the details of the EU’s deforestation regulation while a group of agriculture ministers seek a postponement, a move opposed by NGOs and ruled out by the Commission for now.
The EUDR deadline is approaching โ how can companies meet the requirements? [Promoted content]
Healthy, biodiverse forests provide a variety of ecosystem services such as improving air quality, helping to regulate global rainfall patterns, and mitigating the risks of climate change, as they can store large amounts of carbon
Cocoa growers face production shortage as EU anti-deforestation rules loom
As cocoa prices surge to record highs and Central and West African growers grapple with the impact of climate change, the cocoa sector is rushing to adapt its production to the EU anti-deforestation regulation (EUDR), which will take effect from Januar…
Getting ready for the EUDR: Guidance and legal clarity are needed [Promoted content]
With the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) entering into application on 30 December 2024, supply chain actors are doing their utmost to be ready to comply with the requirements of the regulation.
Time is running out for an effective EUDR [Promoted content]
In Europe and in countries where coffee, cocoa, rubber, soy, palm oil, wood, beef and leather are produced, supply chain actors are busy preparing for the upcoming European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)… Or they should be.