Together with the European Landowners’ Association (ELO), the European Nurserystock Association (ENA) and the German Horticultural Association (ZVG), Copa and Cogeca expressed concerns on Thursday 22 June following the vote in the EU Invasive Alien Species (IAS) Committee which added 12 new species to the European list of invasive species, warning that the socio-economic impact had not been properly assessed.
The EU regulation on invasive alien species aims to protect biodiversity and...