On 7th January, the  new Construction Products Regulation enters into force. The new Regulation modernises the rules from 2011, makes it easier to sell construction products across the EU Single Market, supports innovative construction techniques and enhances the sector’s competitiveness and sustainability. In particular, the new rules mark an important [...]

On 3rd January, the EU Commission launched a call for evidence inviting all interested parties to submit their views and ideas to inform the future strategy for the single market. With this call for evidence, the Commission is seeking information on the main obstacles to the free movement of goods [...]

On 19 December, the Regulation (EU) 2024/3234 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 as regards provisions relating to the date of application was published on the European official Journal. It entered into force on 26th December 2024. Available here in all EU official languages. [...]

On the 1st January 2025, Poland takes over the presidency of the Council of the European Union for the second time. Thirteen years after the first Polish presidency, and twenty years after joining the EU, Poland presents an ambitious presidency programme, the main goal of which is to implement the [...]

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 10/12/2024 Rome - Global trade in wood and paper products dropped steeply from record levels in 2021 and 2022, with the paper trade continuing to decline under pressure from digital media, according to the latest data released by the Food [...]

The implementing regulation detailing the operation of the information system was published in the EU's Official Journal on 6 December. It is on this IT platform, which opened at the beginning of December, that operators and retailers marketing goods covered by the EUDR regulation must complete their ‘due diligence’ declarations. [...]

Commission Press Release Dec 3, 2024  The Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on the Commission's proposal to grant a 12-month additional phasing-in period. This will ensure proper and effective implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), while preserving its integrity. The Commission's proposal came as [...]

Regulation (EU) 2018/841 sets the accounting rules for the land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector for the years 2021-2030. In the first compliance period 2021-2025, the accounting for managed forest land is made by comparing the reported net emissions to a projected forest reference level (FRL). The [...]

Following a debate with Ursula von der Leyen on her new team and programme, MEPs elected the College of Commissioners as a whole by roll-call vote. 370 MEPs voted in favour, 282 against, and 36 abstained. Details on how each MEP voted will be available shortly on Parliament’s dedicated webpage and in [...]