The EU Council has approved its negotiating position with the European Parliament on a regulation introducing tariffs on agricultural products and certain nitrogen fertilizers from Russia and Belarus.
This was reported on the European Council’s website.
"We will carefully monitor the implementation of these tariffs to ensure that the EU fertiliser industry and farmers are protected, while simultaneously reducing EU dependencies, preserving global food security, and further weakening Russia’s war economy," said Krzysztof Paszyk, Minister of Development and Technology of Poland
It is noted that in 2023, the EU had already imposed tariffs on some Russian agricultural products, but they covered only 15% of exports. Once the new measures are fully adopted, all such products will be subject to restrictions.
The new tariffs will be introduced gradually over three years, alongside supply diversification.
According to the EU Council, in 2023, fertilizers from Russia accounted for more than 25% of the EU's total fertilizer imports, amounting to approximately 3.6 million tons worth €1.28 billion.
Once the European Parliament approves the measures, the EU Council will be able to adopt them definitively.
