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Finland and Sweden are the most heavily-forested countries in the EU, followed by Slovenia, Estonia and Latvia (Photo: Greenpeace Finland)

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EU diplomats oppose common forest-monitoring rules

Diplomats from EU states have raised concerns about the scope of the new forest strategy and its implications for domestic competencies, according to draft conclusions, dated on Tuesday (14 September) and seen by EUobserver.

EU diplomats also said that the strategy lacks "strategic vision, objectives, clear definitions" such as those for primary and old-growth forests - falling short on ...

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

Finland and Sweden are the most heavily-forested countries in the EU, followed by Slovenia, Estonia and Latvia (Photo: Greenpeace Finland)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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