The EU’s environment commissioner Jessika Roswall has announced her intention to postpone the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by another 12 months due to IT capacity concerns. An initial delay was announced in October 2024 after pushback from “international partners about their state of preparations”. European Commission blames IT issuesSpeaking during a media briefing, EU Commission, deputy chief spokesperson, Olaf Gill, answered several questions following Roswall’s reveal. WWF accuses European Commission of poor excusesMeanwhile, WWF has labelled the move from the EU Commission as “embarrassing”. Writing for Food Manufacture before this announcement, she said: “We believe the question shouldn’t be ‘delay or don’t delay’.