#News: #EU member states have rejected the European Parliament’s proposal, led by the far right European People’s Party (EPP), to water-down urgently needed anti-deforestation regulations #EUDR. Instead, they support the European Commission’s plan to delay the law’s implementation by one year with no alteration to the laws. #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-countries-reject-epp-proposed-amendments-deforestation-rules-trade-environmental-law/
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-countries-reject-epp-proposed-amendments-deforestation-rules-trade-environmental-law/
EU countries reject Parliament’s proposal to gut deforestation rules
The decision is a slap in the face to the center-right European People’s Party, which proposed the changes.Louise Guillot (POLITICO)