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The package, which is scheduled for publication next week, can have far-reaching consequences for the domestic bio-economy and forest industry. The European Commission is expected to propose the adoption of union-wide sustainability criteria for the use of biomass in energy production – a prospect that is not enticing for a country that has launched a number of major investments in the bio-economy and for which wood energy is an integral aspect of the bio-economy and renewable energy strategy. (Helsinki Times)