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EU countries approve year-long delay to deforestation law

By Thomson Reuters Dec 18, 2025 | 10:42 AM

BRUSSELS, Dec 18 (Reuters) – European Union ‍countries on Thursday approved an EU ‌deal ‌to delay its anti-deforestation law by a year, ​until December ‍2026, ​the council ​of the ‍EU said in a press release, ‍clearing the final legal hurdle ‍so ‍the ​delay can ​pass ⁠into law.

(Reporting ‌by Kate Abnet, Editing by Charlotte Van ⁠Campenhout)