Are Indonesia’s Deforestation Rates a Win for Brussels?
The new data release from the World Resources Institute adds to a growing pile of evidence that palm oil simply isn’t the deforestation bete noir…
EU-Indonesia Ties in Free-Fall, Brussels Plays Defence
Schomaker: “Not Every Smallholder has a Phone” EU Environment Commissioner Astrid Schomaker is in South East Asia this week, and she has raised the ire…
EUDR: Hartarto Versus Timmerman’s Tin Ear
Late last week, Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto accused the European Union of ‘regulatory imperialism’ following his visit to Brussels to meet…
Fires in Canada and Indonesia: Blame Games
The tragic wildfires in Canada have provoked a significant and warranted response from citizens on the North America’s Northeast. The media response to the Canadian…
Indonesia to Halt FTA Negotiations on Back of EUDR
Officials from Indonesia have stated they will stall trade negotiations with the European Union unless regulators ease requirements under the EU Deforestation Regulation for palm…
Can’t EU Farmers Compete Against Waste Products?
Claims on ‘laundered’ palm don’t stack up Over the past two weeks, the UK media has been hit with stories about palm oil making its…
Is EU Ambassador Rokas Misleading Southeast Asia?
Indonesia, Malaysia Elevate Palm at ASEAN; Presents New Challenge for Brussels, Borrell Indonesia and Malaysia have signalled they will elevate cooperation on palm oil even…
A New Problem for the EUDR: National Security and State Espionage
Indonesia’s Ambassador to Germany made a contentious point in international media recently: the EUDR may constitute a form of spying. There are two aspects to…
Brussels Faces More Backlash for EUDR, Palm Critics Threaten UK’s Global Prescence
Indonesian Ambassador: EUDR “Smacks of Colonialism” Indonesia’s Ambassador to Germany has openly asked if the EUDR constitutes a new form of colonization. The reasoning? The…
Special Investigation: The EU’s Secret Anti-Palm Programs
Palm Oil Monitor has spent months investigating a little-known project of the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the European Union (EU). It is a…
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