EU resolution on palm oil debated at Youth parliament


KUALA LUMPUR: The European Union (EU) resolution to phase out palm oil exports from the EU biofuel programme by 2020 was among the topics debated at the Youth Parliament sitting, with several representatives describing it as discrimination and politically-motivated.

Nur Atikah Natasha Zoo from Terengganu, when debating the motion on the matter, said the resolution was baseless and a discrimination against Malaysia’s key commodity.

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