EU states oppose watering down embattled deforestation ban

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Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 20, 2024

An overwhelming majority of EU governments opposed further amending a sweeping anti-deforestation law on Wednesday, rejecting a last-ditch effort by parliament to ease the controversial rules, diplomatic sources said. The bill, which bans imports of products driving deforestation, was thrown into uncertainty last week after EU lawmakers on the right hijacked a vote on a one-year implementati

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