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Farm ministers reject EU ban on illegal timber

ENDS Europe
Wednesday 16 December 2009
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Member states are set for a confrontation with MEPs after rejecting their call for an EU ban on illegal timber. Instead farm ministers meeting in Brussels on Tuesday backed a European Commission proposal requiring traders to set up "due diligence systems".

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Danish presidency programme

The Danish government presents the programme of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union ‘Europe at work'

Denmark took over the presidency of the EU on 1 January.

Read ENDS article on its provisional agenda of meetings

See also its website and full programme of work officially presented on 6 January