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CEPF General Assembly 2019 took place in Lisbon, Portugal on 3 – 5 June. The annual meeting gathered together CEPF members from all over Europe and was hosted by CEPF’s Portuguese member CAP – The Portuguese Farmers’ Confederation.

Following the EU elections in May, the new European Parliament has held its first two plenary sessions in Strasbourg. The coming months will be important to introduce European Forest Owners and explain their main messages to EU policy makers.

Just a month after the publication of the Communication on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests, thousands of fires are burning in the world's biggest rainforest and in Central Africa. Implementation actions against deforestation are now the key.

Joint position "TEG report’s draft technical screening criteria for forestry creates legal uncertainty and ignores the long-term characteristics of forests" by CEPF, EUSTAFOR, Copa-Cogeca, CEI-Bois, CEPI, EOS and Bioenergy Europe.

CEPF is seeking an EU Policy Officer to support its work on EU policy from December 2019 to June 2020.

Joint statement by CEPF, EUSTAFOR, COPA-COGECA, CEI-Bois, CEPI, EOS,ELO, FECOF, CEETTAR, UEF and Bioenergy Europe on the role of European forests in reaching the Green Deal objectives.

Finland holds the Presidency of the EU Council for the second half of 2019. Forests, as one of the priorities of the Presidency, have been discussed in several meetings and events.

The on-going survey of the SINCERE and InnoForESt projects, looks at the different benefits that forests and forest owners provide for society and where support is needed to enhance their delivery.

On 31 October and 1 November, informal discussion will start again on possible negotiations on a Legally Binding Agreement (LBA) after the decision was made to transmit this file from Forest Europe to UNECE and FAO.

The Political Guidelines for the new European Commission have a significant impact on the EU biodiversity policy framework since the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2030 is expected to be delivered as part of the European Green Deal during the first 100 days of the new Commission.

Joint press release on the framework of Taxonomy Regulation by CEPF, Bioenergy Europe, EUSTAFOR, CEPI, COGEN Europe, Copa-Cogeca, EBA, EOS, ePURE and EUROHEAT&POWER.

The European Commission published a brochure, “Ready, Steady, Green!” on LIFE projects supporting new adaptation measures in the forestry and agriculture sectors.