In a debate with the European Commission on Thursday 5 September in Brussels, MEPs of the European Parliament's Environment Committee welcomed the framework for action presented in July by the Commission to step up the fight against global deforestation (see EUROPE B12302A1).
The forest fires in the Amazon demonstrate what is at stake, said Pascal Canfin, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee (Renew Europe, France). The Commission's recognition of the EU's responsibility for the problem...