EU proposes new one-year delay to anti-deforestation rulesby AFP Staff WritersBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Sept 23, 2025The European Union will seek to postpone by another year the implementation of a sweeping anti-deforestation law opposed by some businesses and trading partners, the bloc's environment chief said Tuesday. But the EU's environment commissioner Jessika Roswall told reporters in Brussels on Tuesday that the supporting system was not yet ready and more time was needed to get it running smoothly. The European Commission will seek another one-year delay, she said citing fears of possible disruptions for European businesses. The announcement comes hours after the commission struck a free trade deal with Indonesia, a prominent critic of the law, although Roswall told reporters the two developments were "not linked at all'. The renewed push for a postponement comes as Brussels has increasingly shifted focus away from climate to boost defence, trade and industry.