Further calls for delay to EU Deforestation Regulation

Austria’s agriculture and economy ministers have urged European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to postpone implementation of the new EU anti-deforestation regulation (EUDR), scheduled for January 2025.  The call for a delay came in a letter dated 27 April signed by Austria’s minister of agriculture, Norbert Totschnig, and economy minister Martin Kocher, addressed to von der Leyen and EU Commissioners Maroš Šefčovič, Janusz Wojciechowski, and Virginijus Sinkevičius. The Austrian officials claimed that the looming implementation of the EUDR presents “insurmountable challenges” for the responsible Austrian authorities and affected businesses. They ...