The Wood Industry Stands for European Manufacturing Competitiveness
The European woodworking and sawmilling industries are an integral part of Europe's manufacturing base. Every day, thousands of companies transform a renewable European raw material into innovative, sustainable and high-value products, creating employment, supporting rural economies and contributing to the EU's climate and circular bioeconomy objectives. Our industry is unique. [...]
New Dates Available for Virtual Training Sessions on the EUDR Information System
Source: EU Commission Following the re-opening of the Information System, online training for EUDR operators has resumed. New dates for virtual training sessions on the EUDR Information System are now available on the Commission Website on the Information System of the EU Deforestation Regulation. Please note: These training sessions cover [...]
Commission adopted Delegated Act on the product scope and Implementing Act on the Information System today
Source: EU Commission On 13 July, the Commission adopted two measures to support the implementation of the EUDR, which will start applying at the end of December this year. A Delegated Act updates and simplifies the list of products covered by the Regulation, while an Implementing Act sets out the [...]
74th International Softwood Conference – Hotel Availability
Reminder regarding the 74th International Softwood Conference in Dublin (28–29 October). Please note that 90% of the hotel rooms have already been booked. If you are planning to attend and would like to stay at the conference venue, we strongly encourage you to register as soon as possible and book [...]
Download now the 2025/2026 EOS Annual Report
📘🌲 Fresh off the press! 🌳🪵 The latest edition of the EOS Annual Report is now available for download. HERE EOS would like to express its sincere gratitude to the sponsors of this year's edition: COMACT, Indufor, Incomac, Mayr-Melnhof Holz, MICROTEC and Russ Taylor Global. Their valuable support is highly [...]
Forest Europe 10th Ministerial Conference – Stockholm Joint statement of European Forest-based sector
On the occasion of the 10th Forest Europe Ministerial Conference, we would like to share with you the joint statement signed by the leading European organisations representing the forest and wood-based sectors. As European Ministers gather in Stockholm for the 10th Forest Europe Ministerial Conference, the European wood industry, represented [...]
Need for an EUDR Information System without flaws and technical constraints, aligned with business practice
Only a few months before the application of the EU Deforestation Regulation on 30 December 2026, the undersigned associations, committed to fighting deforestation and supporting a workable implementation of the EUDR requirements, reiterate their call for addressing the remaining flaws, gaps and artificial constraints affecting the functioning of the Information [...]
New European Bauhaus Webinar
A recent New European Bauhaus webinar placed strong emphasis on the reuse, renovation and repurposing of existing buildings as a key pathway for decarbonising Europe’s building sector. Throughout the discussion, speakers underlined that better use of the existing building stock can simultaneously reduce whole-life carbon emissions, limit resource consumption and [...]
EOS Newsletter! Available now!
📢 Our new Advocacy Focus is out! Read now all relevant updates on key EU initiatives, ongoing policy debates, sector trends, and the most relevant events and milestones for the #Woodworking industries. In this issue, we highlight: ✅ #EUDR: Simplification package ✅ Market analysis: Europe’s #Forestry paradox ✅ Construction: Call [...]
Public consultation on the “stress test” of the Birds and Habitats Directives
On 12 May, the European Commission launched the public consultation on the “stress test” of the Birds and Habitats Directives. The consultation will remain open from 12 May until 4 August and will feed into the ongoing assessment process. The objective of the “stress test”, whose results are expected by [...]
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