At its meeting on April 22, 2022, the Board of the Finnish Forest Industries Federation appointed Jyrki Peisa (LLM) as its acting director general.
The current director general, Timo Jaatinen, will resign from his own initiative in mid-May. The search for a new director general is underway.
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FFIF congratulates the new College of Commissioners and commits support as they lead the development of a greener, more competitive European Union.
The FFIF supports the Commission's proposal to postpone the date of application. It is also important that the objective of the EUDR is not weakened.
On 9 September, Mario Draghi published his report on the Future of Europe’s Competitiveness.
The EU's deforestation regulation, which aims to reduce global deforestation, will come into application at the end the year.
This week in Strasbourg, President Ursula von der Leyen presented her new Commission Cabinet candidates.
Although the Commission has diligently implemented the EU's forest and biodiversity strategies, some initiatives are still awaited.
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We are ending this legislative term on a very positive note.
On 17 April, Finnish Forest Industries Federation in association with the Swedish Forest Industries Federation and the German Pulp and Paper Association hosted Meps