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EU steadfast as Cocoa sector joins calls for deforestation law delay
The European Commission remained steadfast on Thursday in the face of calls, this time from the bloc's cocoa sector, to delay its signature law banning the import of goods linked to deforestation, which comes into effect at the end of the year.
Cocoa Traders Say EU Deforestation Law Set to Fail
Major cocoa traders, amid mounting criticism, have asked the European Union to delay a new environmental regulation aimed at tackling deforestation.
Backlash Erupts Over Europe’s Anti-Deforestation Law
Leaders around the world are asking the European Union to delay rules that would require companies to police their global supply chains.
Centre-right and socialists clash over EU deforestation law enforcement
The centre-right and the socialists in the European Parliament are at loggerheads over how to enforce the EU’s anti-deforestation law (EUDR), which will soon require companies to prove that EU-sold products – including foods – were not produced on deforested land.
Brazil asks EU to hold off on implementing deforestation law
Brazil on Wednesday asked the European Union not to implement regulations in its deforestation law at the end of the year as scheduled and asked for it to be revised to avoid hurting Brazilian exports.
EU Anti-Deforestation Talks Shouldn’t Sideline Frontline Communities
Far from the front lines where bulldozers tear down tropical forests, European Union officials are preparing to implement a crucial law that will require EU-based companies to ensure their imports and exports are “deforestation-free” and not driving human rights abuses.
Scholz Asks EU to Delay Deforestation Law in Latest Criticism
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he’s asked the European Union to suspend a new regulation designed to reduce deforestation, as criticism mounts over the new rules.
Germany joins criticism of EU anti-deforestation law
Pressure mounted on the European Union on Friday to delay a ban on imports of products driving deforestation, after Germany added became the latest country to request the rules be postponed.Outside the EU,
Germany Urges EU To Delay Anti-deforestation Law
Germany said on Friday it had asked the European Union to delay a law banning imports of products linked to deforestation, after Chancellor Olaf Scholz added to criticism of the regulations.
‘Punitive instrument’: Brazils say EU deforestation laws will affect one third of exports
Brazil made €42 billion from their exports of products from their forests in 2023 alone. View on euronews
Brazil urges EU to suspend 'punitive' anti-deforestation law
Brazil said Thursday it has urged the EU to suspend the implementation of a ban on imports of products driving deforestation, describing the new rules as "punitive". Brazil said it considered the legislation "a unilateral and punitive instrument that disregards national laws on combating deforestation",
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