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Coffee-producing countries are among those to report the biggest problems meeting the due diligence rules set in the EU's new deforestation law (Photo: Taylor Flowe)

Commission faces dilemma as EU leaders get cold feet on new deforestation law

Adopted by lawmakers with a wide majority in the European Parliament, the EU’s deforestation regulation was the culmination of years of campaigning by politicians and activists for the EU to move towards more responsible business practices.  

The law will come into force from January 2025, although ...

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Coffee-producing countries are among those to report the biggest problems meeting the due diligence rules set in the EU's new deforestation law (Photo: Taylor Flowe)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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