Minister of Agriculture István Nagy said the EU's forestry strategy so far had been a "model of sustainable economy", striking a balance between the social, economic, and environmental aspects of sustainability. Shifting that balance towards only considering green aspects was "unacceptable", Nagy said.
According to a recently leaked document, the new strategy would "narrow the tasks of a multifocal, sustainable forestry strategy to preserving biodiversity". "This would marginalize the economic and social role of forests, jeopardizing jobs and the sector's role in the circular economy," the statement said.
Hungary joined Austria's initiative with a view to protecting the interests of some 500,000 Hungarians making a living in the sector, the statement said.
The letter to Timmermans was signed by the ministers of the Visegrád Group, Austria, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Latvia, and Romania.
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