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Von der Leyen re-elected as president of the European Commission & Commissioner for housing
Ursula von der Leyen has been re-elected as president of the European Commission in a make-or-break vote on Thursday that represented the single greatest test of her political legacy, forged across a succession of crises that have rattled the bloc's foundations. Following a grilling in the European Parliament, the incumbent [...]
France joins the group of “EU forestry Member States”
France has joined the EU Forest Member States group, which operates under the name For Forest+. The main objective of the group is to develop informal cooperation on forest-related issues, exchange information and best practices, and seek common positions on forest policy issues in line with sustainable forest management. Previously, [...]
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EUROPEAN WOODWORKING INDUSTRY WELCOMES FOCUS ON HOUSING IN URSULA VON DER LEYEN’S RE-ELECTION SPEECH
Strasbourg, 18 July 2024 - Ursula von der Leyen has been re-elected as the President of the European Commission for a second term of five years. Prior to the vote by Members of the European Parliament she delivered a wide-ranging speech setting out her priorities if she were to be [...]
Why we need to chop down trees to save the world from climate breakdown!
BRUSSELS, 25 June 2024 - A new book, ‘Timber! How wood can help save the world from climate breakdown’ is set to cause controversy in the conservative world of construction and in the more traditionally-minded elements of the environmental movement. Timber! will be published on Thursday 27 June 2024. Book [...]
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