Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000220/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Emmanouil Fragkos (ECR)
Despite the issue having been reported, the rise in imports of agricultural products from Türkiye remains the subject of numerous complaints. European producers are unable to compete with Turkish products while having to meet the requirements in place relating to health, the environment and quality. Products imported from Türkiye are sold at lower prices and are not produced in compliance with the EU’s strict standards, resulting in unfair competition and harm to the health of our consumers. The situation is exacerbated by the limited effectiveness of import controls, allowing products that do not comply with European standards to be sold in the EU.
In view of the above:
- 1.Taking into account emerging international data, will the Commission consider increasing tariffs on agricultural products imported from Türkiye in its new term in order to tackle unfair competition for European producers?
- 2.Taking note of the ineffectiveness of the existing framework, what new measures is the Commission looking at in order to ensure that Turkish products comply with European standards, protecting domestic production and consumers from non-compliant imports?
- 3.If it has the necessary tools at its disposal, can the Commission say in which European countries it has detected the greatest presence of illegally imported Turkish products and how does it explain this hole in the system?
Submitted: 20.1.2025