The Council and Parliament now have the same position. The deforestation regulation will be postponed for another year, with the Commission set to propose a revision by the end of April. The trilogue is scheduled for Dec. 4 and should be over quickly.
By Markus Grabitz
The Council and Parliament are now in agreement. The EUDR is to be postponed for another year, and the Commission will propose a revision by the end of April. The trilogue will take place on Dec. 4 and should be quick to conclude.
By Markus Grabitz
Indonesia has identified 128 hydrocarbon basins across the archipelago – but only 20 have been developed so far. New government regulations are aimed at attracting foreign investors.
By Marcel Grzanna
At the summit between the EU and the African Union in Luanda, the German Chancellor supported calls for permanent African seats on the UN Security Council. At the same time, the EU is strengthening its economic relations with Africa by investing in renewable energies and infrastructure projects.
By Arne Schütte
Europeans and Ukrainians have managed to get the US-Russian peace plan revised. It remains to be seen whether Donald Trump will agree. Moscow has criticized the “unconstructive” compromise.
By Stephan Israel, Sara Sievert and Viktor Funk
At the EU-Indo-Pacific Forum in Brussels, leaders highlighted how the Ukraine conflict is increasingly connected to the region. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas criticized China’s stance, as shared security interests dominated the discussions.
By Amelie Richter
All political groups to the left of the EPP are boycotting the working group that has been set up to investigate contracts for operating grants between the Commission and NGOs. The final report could be rejected by the plenary.
By Markus Grabitz
The President of the Eurogroup will be taking up a post at the World Bank and has therefore resigned from political offer with immediate effect. The Cypriot Finance Minister Makis Keravnos has taken over on an interim basis.
By János Allenbach-Ammann
The Council has positioned itself on the EU law for deforestation-free supply chains. In addition to postponing the law by one year, member states are calling for the Commission to propose a revision in April.
By Markus Grabitz
The WWF responds to the position of the Association of German Forest Owners (AGDW) on the EU law for deforestation-free supply chains (EUDR) from last week. The argument that it would create a “bureaucratic monster” is absurd, it says.
By Johannes Zahnen
