EU member states backs German-led push to delay and revise deforestation rules

EU member states have agreed to a proposal to postpone the application of the bloc’s deforestation regulation for one year and to include a mechanism allowing the legislation to be reopened for further changes by April 2026. The measure affects the EU’s landmark deforestation regulation (EUDR), which prohibits the sale of products such as cocoa, coffee, livestock, palm oil, wood, and rubber linked to deforestation. The proposal, drawn from a German draft and a subsequent Danish paper, was supported by most countries during talks on Wednesday. Belgium, the Netherlands, and Spain were the only states that ...

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