The report by Karin Karlsbro (Renew Europe, Sweden) was adopted by 40 votes to 1 with 2 abstentions in the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA). It expresses Parliament’s consent to the ratification of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on forest management and timber trade between the EU and Honduras.
This agreement was signed by the EU and Honduras on 23 February (see EUROPE B12665A30). It will allow for the issuance of FLEGT (Forest Law...