In July, Romania was revealed to be a major illegal entry point in the EU for Chinese-made, climate-harming HFC refrigerants – but more than two months later, zero enforcement action has been taken
Italy has been exposed at the heart of an ongoing trade in illicit timber from Myanmar, in defiance of both EU trade regulations and sanctions imposed in response to the violent military coup earlier this year
Europe’s ambitions to fight climate change are being torpedoed by a soaring trade in illegal hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
Council of the European Union today announced a new wave of sanctions against the brutal military regime in Myanmar, the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) welcomed the move for recognising the importance of the county’s natural resources sector, especially timber exports, in generating hard currency for the regime
A German company has been convicted for evading sanctions on Myanmar timber from 2008-11, when the previous military junta –the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) – was sanctioned by the EU
With grave concern that the profits from Myanmar timber exports are going into the pockets of the military junta responsible for the country’s ongoing violent coup, new analysis has now identified a pattern of timber tax evasion by exporting companies