Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-001077/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Wouter Beke (PPE)
In its Competitiveness Compass for the EU, the Commission proposes that additional tariffs be introduced on chemical fertilisers from Russia and Belarus. That risks increasing prices for farmers and lowering competitiveness, even though the agricultural and horticultural sector is a strategic partner as a supplier of food, fibre, agricultural commodities and energy. Reducing dependence on imported chemical fertilisers and boosting agricultural sector competitiveness should therefore be priorities for the Commission.
Under the new vision for agriculture and food, the use of low-carbon fertilisers and recycled nutrients, such as recovered nitrogen from manure (Renure) and digestate after appropriate treatment, is regarded as a win-win solution to environmental and circular economy challenges. Allowing some derogations from the Nitrates Directive enables farmers to replace expensive chemical fertilisers with processed livestock manure.
- 1.Will the Commission make a specific proposal to use on-farm-processed livestock manure (Renure) as a substitute for chemical fertilisers? If so, what is the exact timetable for the proposal?
- 2.Will the Commission also put forward a proposal to ensure structural use of more livestock manure, including on grassland (derogation)? If so, what is the intended timetable for the measure?
Submitted: 12.3.2025