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The EU’s Vision on Food & Agriculture betrays consensus and reinforces polarisation

The European Commission’s new Vision on Food and Agriculture focuses overwhelmingly on what is happening on farms, ignoring almost every other part of the food sector.

The vision, which is intended to steer the direction of...

19/02/2025

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EU-Mercosur trade agreement will perpetuate a forest destructive model

Brussels - Today, the President of the European Commission and Head of States of relevant South American countries reached a political agreement for a Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Mercosur.  

“This deal...

06/12/2024

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EU landmark deforestation law is off the hook

The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which entered into force in June 2023, has undergone sustained political attacks since the start of 2024, leading the European Commission to propose delaying its application by 12 months.

T...

04/12/2024

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EU Member States reject EU Parliament’s attempt to sabotage the EU Deforestation Law

EU Member States today rejected the European Parliament's amendments to the EU’s landmark deforestation regulation. These amendments pose a severe threat to the law’s integrity and were tabled last week by the centre-right...

20/11/2024

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EU’s groundbreaking deforestation law sabotaged by the European Parliament

The European Parliament today approved the Commission’s proposal to delay the application of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by 12 months. It also voted through new amendments that would allow huge volumes of...

14/11/2024

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Two years after championing the EU Deforestation Law, EU Conservative Lawmakers are now wanting to sabotage it

On 14 November, the European Parliament is set to vote on the EU Commission’s proposed year-long delay to the application of the EU Deforestation Regulation. Yesterday, 6 November, the European People's Party (EPP) proposed...

07/11/2024

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Overwhelming majority of Europeans surveyed in new poll say strong law enforcement needed to combat deforestation

Following a proposal to delay the EU’s law to tackle deforestation, nearly three quarters of those polled believe lawmakers should prioritise implementation

07/11/2024

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EU deforestation law integrity at risk, multistakeholder partnerships are critical

Brussels | Today, the European Commission proposed to postpone the application of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by a year, based on the “feedback” received by international partners.  

This comes after Ursula von der...

02/10/2024

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New Study: EU could slash 48 million tonnes of emissions and save €2.8 billion annually with healthier ready meals

A new study reveals that the European Union could reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by around 48 million tonnes annually—equivalent to removing up to 38 million new cars from the road [1]—by aligning ready-made meals with...

17/04/2024

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Packaging lobbyists have won: packaging regulation will increase waste, according to Forest NGOs

The final EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation was agreed in trilogue despite being stripped of its most pressing provisions.

Yesterday the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union released the final text of...

05/03/2024