A delegation of US officials is touring European capitals this week to lobby against the EU’s deforestation regulation, in a last-minute push just weeks before Brussels decides whether to further amend the law, four sources familiar with the talks told Euractiv.
The rules will require companies from December 2026 to demonstrate that certain products sold in the EU – including cocoa, coffee, soy, palm oil, rubber, livestock and timber – did not contribute to deforestation. Their implementation has already been repeatedly delayed.
