EUDR: Tensions over country rankings – European Parliament adopts symbolic motion of rejection

On July 9, 2025, the European Parliament adopted a symbolic motion rejecting the Commission’s Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1093, which defines the methodology for classifying countries by their deforestation risk under the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). Although this vote is not legally binding, it reflects growing political tensions surrounding the implementation of the EUDR. Mainly driven by the European People’s Party (EPP) and other right-wing groups, the motion challenges the Commission’s approach to categorizing countries into low, standard, or high-risk groups. It criticizes a lack of transparency, inadequate consultation with producer countries, and reliance ...