“WOOD WOULD BECOME MORE IMPORTANT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR IN THE FUTURE” .  This was stated by the Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans, responsible for European Green Deal, on occasion of the exchange of view of the EP AGRI meeting (07 May 2020).  The Commissioner acknowledged the remarks by MEP Simone Schmiedtbauer (EPP) and MEP Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg (Greens/EFA) on the importance of the forestry sector in Europe.  MEP Schmiedtbauer highlighted as well that forests (and consequently the forestry industries) are negatively affected by the bark beetle, wind throw, forest fire and snow damage ...