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The wood once belonged to orang-outans, but now sees EU commissioners padding around on it in Brussels (Photo: Wikipedia)

Red face for EU officials over pirate timber floor

A painful confirmation by the European Commission that its headquarters contain 1,000 square metres of uncertified wood from the Indonesian tropical forest highlights the problem of illegally logged timber in the EU.

The commission press service on Friday (1 December) confirmed that uncertified plywood was used to renovate the 13th floor - where commission president Jose Manuel Barroso's office and the commissioners' rooms are located - despite Brussels' policy of not using dodgy materi...

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The wood once belonged to orang-outans, but now sees EU commissioners padding around on it in Brussels (Photo: Wikipedia)

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