The World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute panel has ruled that the European Union (EU) violated provisions of the Technical

Indonesia has welcomed a recent ruling by the World Trade Organisation (WTO), which found that the European Union (EU) discriminated against Indonesian palm oil-based biofuel, giving it unfair and detrimental treatment,

Indonesia welcomed a ruling by the World Trade Organization in a case against European Union on palm oil-based biodiesel, expecting the bloc to adjust its regulations to comply with the ruling. The wo

Indonesia has been trying to secure a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) with the EU since July 2016. The deal is expected to not only grant goods from both sides easier market access, but investors will feel more at ease thanks to the better investment climate that the deal can potentially bring.

While the WTO found fault in the way the EU prepared, published and administered its biodiesel measures, and was also found giving less favourable treatment to Indonesian biodiesel than to similar products of EU origin (such as rapeseed or soybean-based biofuels),

The WTO decision opens up new opportunities for the development of palm oil-based biodiesel, previously discriminated against by the EU.

The EU and Indonesia must unite to uphold the rules-based order amid Russian aggression and looming US-China tensions while providing an alternative.

Russian oil has long been subject to widespread European sanctions following a major escalation to the Russo-Ukraine war in 2022. These sanctions forced Russia to sell crude oil at a discount of $3 to $4 per barrel below global benchmarks.

JAKARTA, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Indonesia welcomed a ruling by the World Trade Organization in a case against European Union on palm oil-based biodiesel, expecting the bloc to adjust its regulations ...

The world's largest palm oil producer Indonesia brought the case to the WTO dispute body in 2019 after the EU decided that palm oil-based diesel would not be considered a biofuel due to its link ...

Indonesia welcomed a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling that supports the archipelago nation in its dispute over palm oil discrimination by the

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