Document · 03 Mar 2026 · Source: European Parliament Access to affordable, sustainable and good-quality housing has become one of the EU's most pressing problems. While housing remains a competence of Member States, regions and cities, the EU has started developing a response to support their action. The European Commission [...]

26/02/2026 Vienna - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomed a call today for urgent action to accelerate progress towards a sustainable forest-based bioeconomy. The Vienna Call for Action was endorsed by participants at the close of the three-day Global Summit of the Country-Led Initiative on Advancing Sustainable Forest-based Bioeconomy [...]

The US Supreme Court invalidated the so-called reciprocal tariffs which the White House had used in 2025 (IEEPA). Following this decision, on February 20th, the White House ordered that the respective governmental agencies stop collecting these tariffs. Following this decision the White House proclaimed new temporary 15% tariff under section 122 taking effect [...]

At the end of January EU and India concluded negotiations for a significant free trade agreement (FTA), the largest such deal ever concluded by either side.  The target of the agreement is to strengthen economic and political ties between the world's second and fourth largest economies. More information is available here: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_184 [...]

The Market Opportunities for Timber in Construction in Ireland report provides a comprehensive overview of the timber in construction sector in Ireland. The report outlines the baseline of the timber product sector and includes modelling of future construction scenarios, with varying levels of timber adoption, to provide an evidence base [...]

Housing demand varies considerably between Member States and regions, reflecting diverse demographic and market conditions. In one third of all NUTS 3 regions, construction did not manage to keep up with expanding demographic trends. Metropolitan areas have experienced strong household growth, partly due to smaller average household sizes. In contrast, [...]

Source: FORDAQ Washington has unveiled a significant hike in import duties on goods from South Korea, lifting tariffs from 15% to 25% on a range of products such as cars, timber, and pharmaceuticals. The decision, announced by President Donald Trump, was justified by what the US administration described as Seoul’s [...]

Today the EU and India concluded negotiations for a significant free trade agreement (FTA), the largest such deal ever concluded by either side.  The target of the agreement is to strengthen economic and political ties between the world's second and fourth largest economies. More information is available here: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_184 On the EU [...]

Ukraine has extended export restrictions on unprocessed timber and fuelwood until the end of 2026, reinforcing a strategic push toward domestic value-added processing and energy security for rural regions. The decision was adopted at the Cabinet’s final meeting of the year and sets a licensing regime with zero quotas, effectively [...]

Source: European Commission The EU is setting a legally binding climate target of 90% reduction in net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for 2040. The Commission welcomes last night's provisional political agreement between the European Parliament and EU Member States on this headline target and the amendment of the EU Climate Law. [...]