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 [...]
PRESS RELEASE: EOS Summer General Assembly
Brussels, June 14th 2024 PRESS RELEASE: EOS Summer General Assembly. The summer General Assembly of EOS, the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry, took place in Helsinki on 12-13th June 2024, hosted by the EOS Finnish member the Finnish Sawmills Association, Sahateollisuus. The Finnish Minister of agriculture and forestry, Sari [...]
THE EUROPEAN WOODWORKING AND SAWMILL INDUSTRIES RELEASE THEIR POLITICAL MANIFESTO FOR THE 2024-29 POLITICAL TERM
BRUSSELS, 22 May 2024 - Following an extensive period of consultation with their members the European Confederation of the Woodworking Industries (CEI-Bois) and the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) have released their political manifesto for the 2024-29 political term. The manifesto is aimed at the European institutions [...]
The European Woodworking Industries express great concern about EUDR
The European Woodworking Industries are greatly concerned regarding information disclosed about the EU Deforestation-Free Products Regulation (EUDR) in a recent article in the Financial Times. (Download the open statement) According to the article, the EU intends to delay the application of the much-needed risk-based approach – practically implemented via a [...]
CEI-BOIS AND EOS WELCOME THE OUTCOME OF THE TRIALOGUE DISCUSSIONS ON THE CARBON REMOVALS CERTIFICATION FRAMEWORK
BRUSSELS, 20 February 2024 - The European Confederation of Woodworking Industries (CEIBois) and the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) welcome the outcome of the trialogue discussions between the European Parliament and Council on the Carbon Removals Certification Framework. In particular CEI-Bois and EOS welcome the wording which recognises [...]
Statement of the European Woodworking Industries and the Timber Trade: Red Sea crisis escalation jeopardizes trade with Asia and Africa
Brussels, 15 January 2024 To the Executive Vice-President, Mr Valdis Dombrovskis, To the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Commissioner, Mr Thierry Breton Cc: DG GROW, Deputy Director-General, Mrs Maive Rute Statement of the European Woodworking Industries and the Timber Trade: Red Sea crisis escalation jeopardizes trade with Asia and [...]
Open support letter for NEB: The EU forest-based sector’s role in the transformation of the built and living environment
With this open letter, the Wood4Bauhaus Alliance, of which EOS is a Member, wishes to contribute further to the ongoing debate concerning the future role of NEB within the European funding programmes. To underline the important role of the NEB for the transformation of the built environment towards a sustainable, [...]
CHALLENGING TIMES AMID CONSTRUCTION MARKETS DOWNTURN
On the 12 th of October 2023 the 71st edition of the International Softwood Conference was held at the Hilton Vienna Park. The Conference was hosted by the Fachverband der Holzindustrie Österreichs, which co-organized the event with the two usual partners: the European Organization of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) and [...]
REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN! INTERNATIONAL SOFTWOOD CONFERENCE
On behalf of the co-organizers of the 71st International Softwood Conference - The Association of the Austrian Wood Industries (Fachverband der Holzindustrie Österreichs), together with the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) and the European Timber Federation (ETTF) - I am glad to share that the website of the [...]
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