Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-001698/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Yannis Maniatis (S&D), Sakis Arnaoutoglou (S&D), Nikos Papandreou (S&D)
Fertilisers are one of the main factors in agricultural production. Their use contributes to the high-volume quality production of agri-food products and is directly linked to the food security of the entire European Union. It is worth noting that the geographically uneven distribution of the raw materials necessary for their production makes the fertiliser sector dependent on non-EU countries. At the same time, the extremely high energy costs of production in the EU constitute the European fertiliser industry’s main problem, directly affecting the prices of its final products as well as food production.
These particular characteristics of the European fertiliser sector make it vulnerable to crises, resulting in loss of competitiveness, continuous reduction in production and often the closure of production units (in the recent energy crisis, 70 % of European factories closed) and loss of jobs.
In view of the above:
- 1.How does the Commission intend to address the increased costs of production and its adequacy, in order to strengthen the competitiveness of the European fertiliser industry and at the same time the strategic and food autonomy of the entire Union?
- 2.Does the Commission intend to put in place targeted measures to support the large number of small and medium-sized enterprises active in the fertiliser sector, and in particular in Greece?
Submitted: 29.4.2025