On Tuesday 21 October, the European Parliament decided to reject the European Commission’s proposal for the EU forest monitoring framework.
With 370 votes in favour, 264 against and 9 abstentions, the Parliament adopted the position of its committees responsible for the matter, which were in favour of rejecting this text (see EUROPE B13715A2). It also completed its first reading and refused to refer the dossier back to its environment and agriculture committees for examination.
The...