EU Forestry Policy: Conservation vs. Deregulation (eurozine.com)

• EPP-led offensive against Green Deal regulations
• Forests treated as industrial resources over ecological assets
• Economic pressure overriding long-term environmental goals

"Geopolitical and economic pressures are eroding the political momentum behind the European Green Deal. Led by the EPP, a deregulatory shift is prioritizing industrial utility over conservation, threatening forest ecosystems as collateral in a broader right-wing policy pivot aimed at economic resilience."