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CEPF welcomes the adoption of Commission’s communication the new EU Bioeconomy Strategy, which is regarded as an important step in the right direction. Looking to the further formulation of the EU’s bioeconomy policy framework, European forest owners call on the EU co legislators to:
•Recognize and strengthen the role of family forest owners as central actors in Europe’s bioeconomy and forest based value chains
•Signal strong political commitment to increasing the production of domestic, sustainably sourced renewable biomass, which is essential for Europe’s strategic autonomy
•Prioritize locally adapted Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) as the guiding principle, supported by continued cooperation with Forest Europe
•Shift climate policy emphasis from “sink-only” to “sink-substitution”, with clear recognition in future LULUCF revisions beyond 2030

On 21 December 2025, at the Lefkara Conference Centre, the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, presented the programme and the priorities of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) 2026, as well as its logo. Cyprus holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU from 1 January to 30 June 2026.

EU institutions agreed in Trilogue negotiations to reschedule the EUDR's application and to include several simplifications.

In this response to the European Commission's call for feedback on the review of the EU taxonomy climate delegated act to update and simplify the technical screening criteria, CEPF notes the current lack of uptake among forest owners, and would like to emphasise the benefits and practicality of building on existing tools and processes already in use.