In adopting the draft non-legislative resolution (by 36 votes in favour, eight against and four abstentions) by Petri Sarvamaa (EPP, Finland) over the EU Forest Strategy, the European Parliament Agriculture Committee emphasised on Monday (7 September) that the EU needs an ambitious, independent and self-standing post-2020 forestry strategy.
The new strategy, due to be revealed by the Commission at the beginning of 2021, should be aligned with the ‘European Green Deal’ and the...