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Greenpeace has accused the EU of "double standards" (Photo: EUobserver)

EU accused of fuelling trade in illegal timber

by Sharon Spiteri, Brussels,

The European Union has been accused of using Indonesian timber from illegal logging in its buildings.

Greenpeace is claiming that plywood supplied by companies known for illegal and destructive logging in Indonesia's last rainforests has been found at the new headquarters for the EU economic and social committee (ECOSOC) and in the Commission's Berlaymont building in Brussels.

The European Commission has denied the allegations.

A spokesperson said that as far as the Commiss...

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Greenpeace has accused the EU of "double standards" (Photo: EUobserver)

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