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…
EU ‘copy paste’ EUDR response at WTO
Following last week’s protest against the EU Deforestation Regulation in Jakarta, Indonesia’s small farmers met with representatives from Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry to discuss the country’s…
Indonesia’s Smallholders: EUDR “a violation of human rights”
After the protest by Malaysia’s smallholder farmers against the EU last week, Indonesian farmers have declared their objections too, with a protest planned for Wednesday…
Delays, Protests and Pushback: A Watershed Week in Palm
BREAKING: The EU has delayed its vote on the Deforestation Regulation. Word has come through from Brussels that the plenary vote on the EUDR scheduled…
Is the EU Listening to Palm Oil Producers?
EU officials may have changed tack on consultations with developing countries when it comes to the Deforestation Regulation and other trade barriers being imposed by…
The Millions Behind Anti-Palm Campaigns
Rainforest Action Network (RAN) launched a report this week that called on Procter and Gamble and Mondelez, among others, to cut all ties with the…
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