Polish timber industry slams EUDR

The Polish Chamber of Commerce of the Timber Industry (PIGPD) has strongly criticized the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), warning that in its current form, the regulation threatens the stability and competitiveness of the entire European timber sector. In a detailed position paper submitted to Poland’s Ministry of Development and Technology on July 2, PIGPD called for the urgent revision or postponement of the regulation, and expressed full support for the simplification proposals introduced by Luxembourg and Austria during the most recent EU Agriculture Council meeting. These proposals, backed by a growing coalition of Member States including Bulgaria, Croatia, the ...