EPP Group Leader Manfred Weber has written to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen asking her to postpone the implementation of the Deforestation Regulation „for at least twelve months“. The letter, dated Sept. 20, is available to Table.Briefings. In it, Weber warns that the EU would otherwise risk a shortage and possibly sharp price increases for consumer goods such as coffee. Against the backdrop of persistently high inflation rates, this could „further jeopardize citizens’ trust in the EU institutions“.