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Von der Leyen suggests EUDR has strained relations with trading partners

After securing European Parliamentary support for a second term, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has suggested that EU deforestation rules (EUDR) have complicated the EU’s relationship with trading partners. The EU rules, which impose new bureaucratic requirements on products seen to be linked to deforestation, have led to protest from both the United […]

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European Parliament votes to approve the Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) as UK joins CPTPP

The European Parliament has voted to approve the Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), as part of a whole range of proposals, including the new CBAM carbon border tariff. The new rules create new trade barriers and bureaucracy for wood imports, and have angered trading partners in South East Asia. 🌳Deforestation Parliament adopts new regulation to fight climate

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