Deforestation: towards a showdown?

The Council of the EU does not share the MEPs' point of view. On November 20, the representatives of EU member states reaffirmed their determination to stick to the European Commission's plan.

They approve a one-year delay in the entry into force of the regulation to combat deforestation. However, unlike the majority of MEPs, they do not wish to make any further changes to the freshly adopted text.

Next steps? "The Council will now inform the European Parliament of this position with a view to starting negotiations. The aim is for the regulation to be formally adopted by the two co-legislators and published in the EU's Official Journal, so that it can enter into force by the end of the year", says the press release. The timing looks set to be tight.

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