Source: European Commission On 14th July, the European Commission launched an open public consultation on the European Affordable Housing Plan, which addresses the housing crisis that continues to impact millions of Europeans. The plan will support EU Member States, regions, and cities in tackling structural challenges, unlocking public and private investment [...]

As the Treaties make no specific reference to forests, the European Union does not have a common forestry policy. Therefore, it remains primarily a national competence. However, the EU has established a European forest strategy and supports many actions that have a significant impact on forests in the EU and [...]

You can download the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1342 of 11 July 2025 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of multilayered wood flooring originating in the People’s Republic of China here: Implementing regulation - EU - 2025/1342 - EN - EUR-Lex

The main objective of this document is to explore three possible options, presented in a way that enables the Commission to compare them across different aspects and apply weighting to each factor to support informed decision making. This is based on desk research and analysis of the technical requirements for [...]

The European Wood Policy Platform (WoodPoP) just published a Policy Brief outlining how Europe’s wood-based sector can strengthen its role as a key driver of the green transition through strategic investment in skills and education. As skill requirements evolve and its ageing workforce is leaving the field, the wood-based industry [...]

Source: European Commission Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for inviting me and for bringing together different perspectives here today. Today's event is called ‘Building a better bioeconomy' and we want to do exactly that. We plan a Bioeconomy Strategy for the end of the year. And leading up to that, [...]

Source: European Parliament The housing crisis is a growing problem in Europe. In fact, 10% of EU households are spending over 40% of their income on housing. While housing policy is primarily a national competence, the EU’s role in internal market, social, cohesion and environmental policy underpins EU action in [...]

Source: European Commission The Commission is currently holding a consultation process to shape the first-ever European Affordable Housing Plan. The plan aims to support EU Member States, regions, and cities in overcoming structural challenges, unlocking public and private investment, and ultimately improving access to affordable housing. The first phase of [...]

President Donald Trump has announced a 90-day pause for countries hit by higher US tariffs. Reacting to this, yesterday President von der Leyen announced that the EU countermeasures against US tariffs have been put on hold for 90 days. Negotiations with the US will now take place. If the negotiations [...]