Jakarta moved from words to action by calling for consultations under the Dispute Settlement Mechanism (WTO) on 9 December, the European Commission confirmed to EUROPE on Monday 16 December. The Commission stressed, however, that this decision did not undermine its conviction that Indonesian accusations about trade in palm oil products with the EU are unfounded.
Indonesians are mainly attacking the EU's Renewable Energy Directive, which sets renewable energy targets and sets criteria for...