In a report published 4 October, the European Court of Auditors concluded that EC procedures for assessing effectiveness of the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) are inadequate.  In the Special Report 21/2021: EU funding for biodiversity and climate change in EU forests: positive but limited results", the Court of Auditors conclude that:  "Reporting under the Timber Regulation does not provide the information with which the Commission can analyse the quality of Member States’ monitoring activity, the national rules defining illegal logging or the procedures used for checks. Nor does it require Member States to substantiate their ...