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EU Commission backs weakening of EU deforestation law
The European Commission has announced a plan to amend the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) to weaken reporting requirements for EU traders (a category that includes manufacturers and retailers, regardless of their size) and small and micro companies that produce commodities and products in the scope of the law.
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EU Commission must not delay forest protections
One tree is lost ever second due to EU consumption of products that put forests at risk. The European Commission must not further delay the EU's deforestation regulation – it is the best tool to end Europe's complicity in the destruction of the world's forests.
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European shops imported beef newly linked to illegal cattle ranching on Indigenous Amazon lands
Beef from cattle illegally raised on protected Indigenous land in the Amazon rainforest may have ended up on the plates of European consumers after entering the supply chains of Brazilian beef giant JBS, a new study by Greenpeace Brasil has revealed.
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EU Commission sounds second retreat to make way for corporations profiting from nature destruction
The European Commission announced on Tuesday that it will once again delay the application of the EU deforestation regulation. As a result, European consumers will continue to unwittingly contribute to the destruction of precious habitats across the planet.
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Green 10 meet with European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen
Greenpeace and the other Green 10 organisations met with European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, to table a list of civil society's recommendations for action.
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Stop complaining, start complying! The EUDR must apply as planned on 30 December 2025
Today, the European Parliament approved a motion, proposed by MEP Alexander Bernhuber (Austria – EPP), asking the Commission to repeal its regulation on 22 May 2025 that implemented the “country…
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Briefing: EU-Mercosur and the EU Deforestation law
The Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest tropical forest. It is critical for a livable Earth: this forest absorbs massive amounts of carbon and regulates weather patterns. It’s home to…
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EU-Mercosur deal would boost world’s biggest meat company’s profits by over €1 billion
According to Profundo’s research, JBS, the largest meat producer on earth, could gain €1.7 billion in extra profits before tax and €1.2 billion after tax by 2040 if the EU-Mercosur deal is adopted.
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EU Commission competing with Musk and Trump on deregulation
Brussels – The European Commission’s work programme for the next 5 years, published yesterday evening, plans to rip up protections for people’s rights and the planet to boost corporate profits,…
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EU deforestation law to be delayed as new threat emerges from EU-Mercosur trade deal
The EU's deforestation law will be delayed after right-wing attempts to gut it failed, but the EU-Mercosur trade deal could still deal the deforestation law a fatal blow